There is probably a pretty big backlog of criminal cases in Durham, I ain't suprised that the case won't be heard for a long time.
The real miscreant in this case is the DA.
Whatever motivated this prostitute to make the bogus complaint, she can't back out now as the DA got the dirt on her for car theft, maybe drugs, prostitution or other charges as well.
If she doesn't play Mr. Nifong's game, she is definitely screwed, and that was the reason for picking up the cabbie on the old warrant- a signal to the prostitute.
The following quote is from one of xo's posts. The link he provided to the Herald Sun article no longer works.
"Nifong said plea deals must remain a fact of life, since Durham takes in 70,000 criminal cases a year at all court levels, while time and personnel restraints allow only 50 to 70 felonies to be tried annually."
It's rather hard to believe that only 70 felony cases reach trial in Durham each year.