Posted on 05/19/2006 7:17:27 AM PDT by 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.
(Excerpt) Read more at thestar.com ...
The dingbat DA got mad because the defense caught him in a lie? Where did he get off launching a tirade when he was the one who got caught lying?
What does having an "expletive laden tirade" smack dab in the middle of a courthouse hallway, possibly full of reporters, say about the temperament and mental stability of Nifong?
As Woody Vann told Greta, "You don't want to get on his bad side." Cheshire and Osborn have gotten on Nifong's bad side, and he's thrown any pretense of fairness or a search for truth out the window.
You know, that's what I was thinking of as well. Interesting that he chose to go off on Sutton when Sutton was supportive of the dingbat DAs campaign. Was Sutton even at that press conference?
Nifong is an amatuer and terribly immature. When things started not going his way, he took his ball, went home, and no he is going to show them! What the heck did he expect the defense to do? Stand there and take it, like the French?
The dingbat DA does not have a clue what he is doing in litigation, especially in high profile litigation and his lack of professionalism is apparent. What difference does it make if you are on his "bad side?" What we have seen so far that when someone gets on his "bad side," Nifong throws ethics and common sense overboard to settle the score. Professionals deal with setbacks all the time, the good ones regroup and bounce back.
This trial will be a zoo if this knucklehead pitches a hissy fit when things don't go his way. For the defendants, that is not a bad thing to have an out-of-control DA in front of a jury. Heck, you could build a solid defense on the theory that Nifong is nothing more than a hothead with an office who used it to settle a personal score. Get under his skin in front of the jury and let Nifong hang himself on his own immaturity and unprofessionalism.
"You know, that's what I was thinking of as well. Interesting that he chose to go off on Sutton when Sutton was supportive of the dingbat DAs campaign. Was Sutton even at that press conference?"
If one could imagine her being Nifongs guy "on the inside", the te,per tantrum could have been staged for public consumption/cover......LOTS of nefarious stuff about this case, so why not what-if everything?
How about if the stoplight pictures first passed through the hands of the person being accused of running the stoplight?
Sutton:
EDUCATION:
* North Carolina Central University School of Law, Juris Doctor.
* University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Bachelor of Arts in Communications.
atty profile at:
http://suttonlawoffice.com/_wsn/page2.html
Let me make sure I'm clear about that. I've not talked to him about this specific item. I have, however, spent a lifetime of trying to explain technical concepts to him without much success. I've also had the same experience with some of his legal buddies. They've also not had much success explaining legal concepts to me :)
Nifong also tried to BS the court about the cell phone. At first, he denied that he had possession of a cell phone, then later said that the police did not review it (which would be stunningly incompetent). My impression is that Nifong was trying to be too cute for words (as in he personally did not have it, and would only admit its existence when specifically queried about police possession). What a scoundrel.
The issue of Nifong being cross examined on the witness stand was briefly discussed within a thread some time ago. Of the ones that commented, the consensus was that he would be, since he is the lead investigator.
Two former prosecutors withheld evidence in a trial that sent a man to death row, and they only got a written reprimand as a result. There seems to be something very wrong in the NC system.
http://www.newsobserver.com/208/story/244539.html
I'm sure if by some miracle Nifong is ever called to account for his decisions in this case, he too will call his missteps uninternational.
In my opinion, North Carolina has a bad record in this area. It seems prosectors have so much power. one thing that is unusual is that they control the docket.
that is not to say N.C. has bad Distric Attorneys, but it seems if someone does abuse their position, there is room to do that in North Carolina's system. Good people find their way into those positions too, while others violate the spirit and intent of laws and exploit weaknesses and chasms.
I do not like the whole set up in Durham. I would be willing to say the chances are pretty damn good that Judge Stephens eats lunch with Nifong once a week. Of course, that in itself doesn't mean anything, but it can. certainly, unconsciously the Judge could put more weight behind Nifong's arguments or attach noble movtives to his intent, when then may not be the case.
When all of Nifong's actions are viewed objectively, the only logical conclusion which can be drawn is this one:
He wanted to avoid getting any evidence which might be exculpatory, particularly before he got his indictments.
Wow that is a damning article. And of course the NC legal profession rallied around those two slimballs. If they had any character, they would have resigned the bar and gone into some other profession drying cars at a car wash where they could not do the amount of harm they did to this man.
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