DA's statements, record at odds (DukeLax)

News & Observer ^ | June 15, 2006 | Joseph Neff

[stands2reason]

Who's Anthony?

[stands2reason]

Just Damn....

[Fido969]

I was talking with some of my fellow prosecutors about this case the other day.

OK, so how many "false swearing" complaints have you prosecuted the last five years?

Are you part of the problem - or part of the solution?

[Krodg]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1643628/posts?page=11#11

[abb]

I'm browsing their boards now. Don't see anything that jumps out at me. Actually, I think our commentary on FR is better. The good stuff is what's going on at the N & O's editor's blog...

[OldFriend]

Everyone is afraid of the black people in that state.

[sissyjane]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1650137/posts

[stands2reason]

C'mon, there's no reason to not say "we need a speedy trial law."

[Publius22]

Well, that's just absurd. Sgt. Shelton wrote in his report that Kim ("Nikki") told him that night in the Kroger's parking lot that she called 911.

[pepperhead]

Picking and choosing what to put in the paperwork is the same as lying.

No they don't have to put everything they in to get a warrant. Just everything they do has to be the truth.

[pepperhead]

Will the pills found at the house be Nifong's silver bullet?

If they are the pills found in the warrant they might not ever get in if the warrant is deemed bad.

[pepperhead]

ASSUME the pills found in the bathroom WERE also found in Crystal's system: so what? She was in the bathroom alone and/or with Kimmy. Who's to say she didn't take them herself?

Right she already said she was mixing alcohol and muscle relaxers. I bet she has a long history of substance abuse.

[pepperhead]

Here are the items seized from the house:

It is funny on the first page of items to be seized they say $400 in twenty dollar bills. But they ended up seizing only $160. I wonder if they are all twenties? And of course as we all know now that shouldn't have been a item listed to be seized anyway since 2nd stripper said the FA said she had her money twice. And the FA even accused the 2nd stripper of stealing her money.

[pepperhead]

When will the judge rule on the defense motions?

In the last hearing I think the judge said he didn't want to make rulings for another trial judge.

[sissyjane]

So --there will be no rulings until close to trial?

[pepperhead]

I wonder if Nifong's magic pills were actually Flexeril in an unmarked bottle or loose on the floor -which he would naturally assume belonged to the players .

That would be funny.

[GAgal]

Overwhelmingly pro-players, anti-Nifong. The game now seems to center on pointing out Nifong's outright lies. Unfortunately, there are also a couple of resident trolls who folks there refuse to ignore.

[Wild Irish Rogue]

"Why would he introduce at trial any drug brought by Crystal? "

The unethical Mr Nifong might, might... not be that foolish to introduce the False Accuser's own drugs-legal and otherwise in a trial and then try to blame the LAX team.
Although, with this crazy guy- pretrial or trial-anything's possible.
As long as the official judicial system in North Carolina gives Nifong cover-it's obvious that he feels he can operate unethically and illegally-with impunity.

[pepperhead]

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0405061duke4.html The second warrant affidavit signed 3/27 by Himan.

"Medical records and interviews that were obtained by subpoena revealed the victim had signs, symptoms, and injuries consistent with being raped and sexually assaulted vaginaly and anally."

Himan just can't stop lying can he?

[pepperhead]

This is key. The defense must somehow know for sure that Nifong and Himan didn't have the medical report before they signed the affadavit. Good lawyers NEVER ask questions that they don't already know the answers to...

It could work either way. If he didn't have them he was lying and making things up. If he did have them he was lying.