To be fair, Nifong formerly prosecuted high-profile cases like this but hasn't done so since 1994. This was his ticket to upward mobility and he's successfully used it. If he can drag it out and stay in the spotlight, that's all that matters to him.
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Are you sure he has tried cases with this kind of media attention before, because that is what I meant by 'high profile.'
I know he has tried rape and murder cases in the past.