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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Whorealdo's yet to be right about anything in this case...
Gerry complaing that the boys lawyered up right away...I wonder what he would do if this was his son?
Hannity doing good. I'm proud of him...
Yes, Sean is keeping those two on their toes...
He's ahead of Rush on this thing. Good for him...
Geraldo's so full of $hit....
Hannity not convinced anything happened....
Reckon he'll take any decent calls?
Who cares what these people think if your a$$ is on the line? Hell, the only way Guilfoiyle (sp?) & Geraldo & Co. will be happy is the boys confess--that's their idea of being "open".
Why are they not calling for the accuser to be "open"?--she's way more fishy than these boys are.
I missed most of Abrams listening to Sean...
It was relatively balanced article. He definitely nailed it in the last sentence, though:
"But justice is the last thing this case is about."
I agree. There was DNA found, but not from DukeLax.
Follow the DNA...
You know good and well if it were one of their kids they'd have a lawyer right away....now a days you just about have to because you are tried by the press...you need to know how to respond..
Abrams ended with serious consideration by the panel that Crystal will not want to pursue the rape charge because of the overwhelming publicity.
On that we agree.
I took that little poem as meaning that all of this DukeLax talk was wasted.
There was some DNA found, just not matched to DukeLax.
Follow THAT DNA...
Sean says he's read everything he can on the case. Good for him. Maybe he's lurking here, lol...
I've always thought of Dan as one of the slightly more intelligent of the numbnut talking libheads.
xoxoxoxoxoxo posted a few other interesting links in this thread.
Abrams mentioned that yesterday too.....even if she bails..the
DA can make her testify....
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