Posted on 04/25/2006 2:34:48 AM PDT by abb
DURHAM - District Attorney Mike Nifong plans to reinstate misdemeanor charges against a half-dozen Duke lacrosse players, saying a March 13 party where a woman reported a rape broke the deals that the players made with prosecutors.
Nifong's decision could affect players who, before the party, had entered agreements in which prosecutors would dismiss the cases if the players performed community service and stayed out of trouble for six months or a year. Among the first to have his charges reinstated was David Evans, one of the team captains who lived at 610 N. Buchanan Blvd., the site of the party in which lacrosse players hired two women from escort services to dance. One of the women told police that she was raped by three men in a bathroom.
Two players, Collin Finnerty, 19, and Reade William Seligmann, 20, were charged last week with first-degree rape, first-degree sex offense and first-degree kidnapping. Their attorneys say the men are innocent.
On Monday, an attorney for Seligmann filed a motion seeking information that would help attack the credibility of the woman, the only person, according to the defense filing, who says a rape occurred. The motion seeks information about the woman, including criminal charges, mental and emotional problems the woman has suffered as well as social services, probation, child protective services and victim's advocacy records.
Today, Finnerty is due in a Washington court where prosecutors in an assault charge are considering whether to revoke a deferred prosecution agreement similar to those affecting other players in Durham.
According to court records, 16 players were charged in the past three years with misdemeanor charges in Durham including noise violations, public urination and alcohol violations. The deals placed the men on probation for either six months or a year.
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While Nifong most likely agrees with luther, that doesn't mean they will have their way. A change of venue or a possible dismissal or loss of the identification will correct the current situation of Nifong's ethical lapses and the sentiments of Durham's black ne-er-do-wells.
No, they don't. I worked for a large DA's office in CA for many years, and I never saw the likes of this in the jurisdiction in which I worked nor did I hear of or notice any in the other fifty-seven jurisdictions in the state. This case would be blown out at the prelim. The charges would not be sustained, and no DA in his right mind would have brought them in this situation. The photo arrays, the DNA dragnet, the prejudicial statements made by the DA, the identification - all would have been laughed out of court.
The father is a compulsive liar.
No, I found the adresses in Concord and Port Orchard on the 'net and posted them about two weeks ago. She was in the Navy in CA. I said I wished I knew if she had a record here because it might explain why she got kicked out of the Navy. I was saying it was good I'm retired because it would be a pain to resist running her through all the databases I had at my fingertips (because that's a no-no. One has to have a valid reason related to a criminal case to make those inquiries - CII, III, FBI, NCIC, NI, DMV & DSS).
I'm expecting Mangum's father to come out with the claim that the third suspect wore a fake mustache to throw Crystal off being able to identify him.
The left WANTS the FBI to be dragged into this, IMHO.
Like you said, El Grandioso Salseronador, the students rented the house from the university. Gee, to me, in my limited legal reasoning abilities, that looks and smells more and more like culpability salsa!
Yesterday's "in loco parentis" is today's padres locos.
I glad to hear you vouch from your own life experience for the concept. Tell me, how $much$ is a year at Duke? Of all that $getting$, can't Duke get some sane adult oversight of young people enrolled in their once esteemed institution, just like your good old little nursing school was able to do?
No, her maiden name is Mangum.
Of course. But when mommy and daddy allow junior to throw a party, supply the booze for the underage drinkers, and someone drowns in the pool, what happens?
Then Kim would claim she witnessed the rape or hearing screaming in the bathroom, etc.. She doesn't.
They still may be laughed out of court. I am pretty sure the defense attorneys are good and will be filing all sorts of motions. And weak cases go to trial all the time. I find it surprising that you have such a different view.
She might be worried about losing them because she has them on welfae? I don't know that she does, but she might. If she loses them, she loses her check from the government.
The old man is a liar and the one who got this whole brrom thing started.
I was speaking about the lack of solid evidence and Nifong's ethics.
Yes, weak cases are tried, but his one has some apparent malfeasance or else serious misfeasance.
Bunches of charges follow: criminal negligence, failure to supervise, contributing - for starters.
I can top that. When I lived in California, I saw a couple lose custody of their child!
Are you listening to Wendy?
She's saying that 'the rumor' is out there that they are "dangling" money in front of her to get off.
She said 99 percent of all cases indicted are guilty?
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YEs she and Nancy Grace said this "rumor", sounds like they are the ones spreading it.
Nobody is offering that woman money to not go forward...she is scared because she is a liar.
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