Posted on 06/15/2006 2:22:31 AM PDT by abb
In the early days of the Duke lacrosse rape case, Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong's public statements appear to have contradicted certain facts in his own files.
After an escort service dancer said three men raped her at a lacrosse party, Nifong talked frequently with national and local reporters -- 50 to 70 interviews consuming 40 hours of his time, Nifong estimated. Nifong then went quiet in early April, refusing most interview requests.
A comparison of his words with documents that Nifong gave defense lawyers show that Nifong made what appear to be misstatements about condom use, a purported struggle and a 911 call made by a second dancer, among other things.
Nifong said the assailants might have used condoms; the accuser told an emergency-room nurse none were used, according to a defense filing. Nifong described a violent attack in which the accuser was choked and struggled to breathe; the accuser told a nurse she wasn't choked, the filing said.
Defense lawyers have filed some of the documents in court and characterized others, such as the medical exam, in affidavits.
Nifong declined through an assistant to answer questions Wednesday.
"Either he knew what the facts were and misstated them, or he was making them up," said James Coleman, a Duke law professor who has publicly requested that Nifong remove himself from the case. "Whether he acted knowing they were false, or if he was reckless, it doesn't matter in the long run. This is the kind of stuff that causes the public to lose confidence in the justice system."
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A better conclusion might be: Symptoms, signs etc.. associated with her business.
Maybe Kim saw those pics finally and tried to make her story match CGM's stance? :-)
I don't see how he is an expert in those matters. He's reaching conclusions that are left to a jury and THAT, he cannot do.
I think that Nifong made it clear to the police that he didn't want to "hear" anything about this case that didn't support the white on black vet/mother/student scenario. That would explain why he looks like such a dumb*ss.
March 31 on the Abrams report Nifong says he doesn't know who made the 911 call.
March 22 Kim writes out her statement saying she called 911.
Nifong probably didn't read it.
Smells to me like they are setting Nifong up for a charge of Prosecutorial misconduct. No notes, no back up, no basis for a sworn statement. Nifong had his eyes fixed on the PR prize of free on air time ahead of the election and to hell with justice and ethics.
She was looking for her spare batteries.
Or her jumper cables...
...or her vibrating cell phone.
Right. I think he didn't read anything on purpose. He either wanted to say anything he wanted with impunity--"I never saw that report-I'm a busy man" or being familiar with him, they didn't supply him with info that ran contrary to his concept of the case (stupid-I know). Maybe he truly hasn't read anything because he is a dumb*ss but that seems far fetched. Or maybe he is delusional and remembers things differently than how they actually are. He is a democrat and you know they have issues with reality.
ASlight correction:
Nifong doesn't know and no one has come forward. Slightly bigger faux pas:
ABRAMS: Have you identified the person who made the 911-call?
NIFONG: Have I personally identified...
ABRAMS: Yes.
NIFONG: Do I know if the...
ABRAMS: Do you know who it is?
NIFONG: ... to my knowledge that—I do not.
ABRAMS: OK. So that person has not come forward to say I was the one who made the call.
NIFONG: To my knowledge, no one has done that yet.
Had it not been for the New Media, The Pajamhadeen, whatever you want to call it, these boys would be gone pecans. This case was and is an attempted lynching via the media. Had not the DukeLax parents not known how to work the PR angle, Nifong would never have been exposed.
Best of all, no Georgia Goslee or Norm Early!
Justice disappears when people can freely "lie" without consequences - that goes for defendants, attorneys, prosecutors and witnesses. I am sure that Nifong's "lies" will make your job that much harder.
"The Pajamhadeen" - I love that!
Thanks for the update; now that Abrams is gone I'd given up watching the show but may return to earlier viewing habits since the women aren't as rabid and are getting onboard.
Remember back when the SANE report was Nifong's "silver bullet"?
Ahhh, the good old days... :-)
So why haven't we heard from the NC legislators?
Where is the state Republican Party on this?
Helloooooooo......?
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