Posted on 05/15/2006 7:14:12 AM PDT by pissant
DURHAM - A Durham grand jury is scheduled to meet today, and the session could mean new charges in the investigation of a reported rape at a Duke lacrosse team party.
Two of the team's players were indicted in April on charges of first degree rape, first degree sex offense and first degree kidnapping. They are accused of assaulting an escort service dancer in a bathroom of a house at 610 N. Buchanan Blvd. Their lawyers say the men are innocent, and lawyers representing dozens of team members say that no sex or assault occurred at the March 13 party.
But the woman says she was attacked by three men, and Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong said he has been working on bringing charges against a third person.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TODAY? If Nifong decides to submit the case, police investigators and possibly other witnesses will try to convince grand jurors in a secret session that the state has probable cause to bring a case forward. Grand jurors will hear only the prosecution's side of the case. The standard required for a true bill of indictment is far lower than the beyond-a-reasonable-doubt standard required for a conviction.
IF INDICTMENTS ARE ISSUED, WHEN WILL THEY BECOME PUBLIC? On April 17, a judge ordered the indictments in the lacrosse case sealed. The names of the players who were indicted were not released until 5 a.m. the next day when the players surrendered at the Durham County jail. If Nifong again requests that the indictments be sealed, the law allows a judge to keep them secret until the person is arrested or appears in court.
WHEN WILL ALL THE EVIDENCE BE REVEALED? State law requires prosecutors to turn over all of their case files to defense lawyers, but nothing requires the evidence to be turned over to the public. In open court hearings, lawyers often discuss some of the evidence, but the state's case may not be revealed until trial. No trial dates have been set. When a report on the DNA testing is complete, Nifong is required by law to turn it over to all 46 members of the lacrosse team who submitted DNA samples.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? The cases against Reade William Seligmann, 20, of Essex Fells, N.J., and Collin Finnerty, 19, of Garden City, N.Y., are moving forward. Finnerty has a court date in June. Seligmann is scheduled to appear in court Thursday. His attorney, Kirk Osborn, has filed a series of motions challenging Nifong's handling of the case and asking a judge to bar the prosecutor from further involvement.
Actually, it's time to ignore and deny the attention seeker the attention. Obviously knows nothing about the charges or anything of interest....so....ignore.
he allegedly assaulted another victim and the victim in that case stated Finnerty called him gay.
FINNERTY NEVER CALLED HIM GAY.
And her previous lying about a rape involving three men speaks to her tendency to prevaricate about rape when she gets into a pickle.
"the victim whom is not gay said Finnerty didn't call him any name"
If the DA was taking him out of the diversion program, he must of done something. He may not have been the "one" to call him gay but he allegedly assaulted him.
I don't care what Finnerty called him. Others with Finnerty called him gay and Finnerty alleged assaulted him.
Do you have any sons? Have they ever gotten into a fistfight..Oh nevermind, this is silly.
"And her previous lying about a rape involving three men speaks to her tendency to prevaricate about rape when she gets into a pickle."
Just because there wasn't any legal action taken in the case doesn't mean it didn't happen.
Victims report all sorts of crimes and choose not to pursue them in Court and the prosecutorial agency declines to prosecute. Happens every day.
I'm still in shock over the apparent conversion of Kimberly Guilfoyle...Even she thinks Nifong is out of bounds. Finally!
So now its a son thingy? And that excuses someone from committing assault? A man thing?
Does that also mean its an excuse for rape? Because its a man thingy?
Yeah, whatever Ms. I work for a prosecutor but I am so fast and loose with the truth I don't know the difference between diversion and probation. We really really believe you work for a prosecutor.
that was almost laughable......one would think they could find a better representative than Ted...he doesn't even speak clearly...
Bottom line is because of the involvement in this case, it is pulling the trigger for him to be charged in an assault case.
How the hell is trying to run over a cop a misdemeanor.
Nice legal system.
Some of the stupidest people on earth post at that forum.
The rest of them post on immigrations threads right here at FR.
My favorite is the DNA expert Rita has on (The Chinese guy). Can't understand a word he says.
Legally, and for all practical purposes, it does.
I've been accused of not knowing the facts in this case on FR.
But I do know for certain she pled guilty to misdemeanors.
Last I knew, a misdemneanor conviction was a misdemeanor, not a felony. So your accusation she is voting as a convicted felon is out of line.
If the DA was taking him out of the diversion program, he must of done something.
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So you don't even understand what a diversion program is? His case was revived because he was indicted in Durham. It has nothing to do with whether or not he did something in DC. "WHATEVER"
Yes, I know...that's why I called you a sleeper troll.
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