Ken and all,
#4: Missing portions of the SANE exam. Could this be trouble for the players?
In other words, when the Defense says there's no abrasions, no tearing, and no bleeding, is it because they are only in possession of a small portion of the SANE exam?
(I am aware of the larger problems with SANE examinations. The same symptoms are also consistent with some types of consensual sex, how do you tie them to one individual rather than another, and the WHEN question? When were the injuries
incurred?)
I think the SANE report as you described it is the gold standard. I can't imagine anything else in the report that would harm the players' case. If there were anything remotely helpful to Nifong, he would have released it, IMO.
My WAG is that the withheld portions contain accounts given by the accuser, and/or impressions of the SANE nurse that cast further doubt on the case.
It sounds like the defense is affirmatively claiming the report indicates no such injuries existed.
The defense is and has been on a roll. I like to think they'd be smart enough to not try to claim a report says something specifically when it's really a case of absence of information. There is a very big difference.