Duke rape case set for 2007

Toronto Star ^ | May 19, 2006. 07:02 AM | staff

[Perdogg]

DURHAM, N.C.—One of three Duke University lacrosse players charged with rape wants the case resolved in time for the next school year, his lawyer said in court yesterday. But the judge warned he will not fast-track the proceedings.

The case "is not going to jump ahead of the line and be handled any differently," Superior Court Judge Ronald L. Stephens said at a hearing for sophomore Reade Seligmann.

After the brief hearing, District Attorney Mike Nifong said he does not expect any trial to begin before next year.

[Alia]

I find it interesting that defense counsel knew the phone had been disconnected the day after the alleged assault

and while alleging he has no idea what is on it.

[luv2ski]

Hannity just had some more talking heads on. He has been insisting for some time that the boys are innocent. Colmes, however, latched on to a comment by one of the "experts" who said that if they find evidence of a date rape drug in her toxicology report, that would be huge. What I want to know is why? If there is no evidence of rape why would the presence of the date rape drug prove anything?

[Krodg]

So, if the DA hadn't shared discovery until yesterday, how did the defense know the service had been discontinued?

[RecallMoran]

Begs the question--whose phone was it? Remember she said she wanted her cash and "her" phone back (which was somehow more expensive than a blackberry). Did the cops get the number to try to "call" it so they could find it in the house or yard?

[NeonKnight]

So, if the DA hadn't shared discovery until yesterday, how did the defense know the service had been discontinued?

Probably from reading these threads.

[FlowJo]

AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Alia]

Correction: Defense council meaning the Duke Lawyers. Time for sleepy nites... Nifong said he didn't know what was on the phone.

[Hardastarboard]

this is the behavior of a sociopath

I haven't observed Nifong's behavior enough to judge, but I would say that Elliot Spitzer is a sociopath based on what I've seen of him. Good point.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

Their investigators probably called the number.

[pepperhead]

I think the kids lawyers got some private investigators to find out about it. I think they already know who she called and when. They might have pictures of her on the phone. That would establish a time line they can compare to the pictures of her the boys took. It could be she was on the phone with her pimp or boyfriend when she was supposed to be getting raped in the bathroom. They might also have gotten some other records from the phone company that shows she was texting but not what she was texting.

[ltc8k6]

"So, if the DA hadn't shared discovery until yesterday, how did the defense know the service had been discontinued?"

Did the defense mention that the phone was disconnected before discovery?

[Krodg]

Did the cops get the number to try to "call" it so they could find it in the house or yard?

It was 31 hours before she gave the cops a statement and the DA didn't turn over their evidence until yesterday...How did the defense know?

[hinckley buzzard]

By dragging this case out NiFOGG costs the families tons of money. He can survive the general elecltion with no problem at all, and he can decide at the last minute that the girl is too traumatized to testify. In the meantime the families have been dragged thru hell.

When they aren't busy drunkenly sucking snot up their sodden noses, this is what the "legal profession" calls "justice."

After they clumsily wipe themselves, they will say "See? The system works."

[Rheo]

Ha, that was the first question I asked hubby after the hearing. Assumed that when the guys found the phone in the front yard and brought it inside, one of them tried it after it had been disconnected that day.

As no other ho's had probably fallen down in their yard in the past days and spilled their ho bags, they assumed it was the FA and turned it over to the cops when they came a callin.

[ltc8k6]

How do we know that the defense already knew the phone had been disconnected?

[Rheo]

Osborn said in the hearing, the phone was disconnected the day after and they need to know the provider and salvage all the info, etc.

[Mike Nifong]

To: Krodg
I find it interesting that defense counsel knew the phone had been disconnected the day after the alleged assault
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Judge Stephens HINTED that the phone was owned by a third party. The Defense has investigators. Suppose a Defense investigator greased some palms at the Escort agency and they gave the Defense the phone number they used to contact the AV.
The Defense would have no problem seeing whom that number was registered too.

[RecallMoran]

Ho, ho, ho

[ltc8k6]

The day of the hearing, yes. Did the defense say it before that day?