I don't know if Nifong could've found a worse AV or worse witnesses, I don't know if it's possible. As you point out,
Nifong believes part of his victims statements and other parts he totally disagrees with. How do you get around that?
He has to either think that a Jury will sit there like Crystal sitting in a Honda at the Kroger - and convict OR he thinks there are good opportunities amongst 47 players - many teenagers.
At this point, his only witness has been implicated as participating in the sexual assualt by his Victim, and is the prime suspect in the robbery of same.
Nifong has to be thinking he has 12 months to hit a home run. Get one player to turn in order to save their own ass.
But turn on what? Nifong must know his case is a load of bull and that there was no rape. He has to know that by now. So what does he think he'll get anybody to turn on? To save their own ass from what?