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To: JLS

You're good.

I just tried to get more information by googling "Michael Seagroves" +Durham and all I got was 9 results, only half of which were relevant. Not one mentioned that the good judge Stephens was the prosecutor.

This little item sure did fall down the memory hole.


302 posted on 06/20/2006 6:30:41 PM PDT by Mad-Margaret
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To: Howlin
From: Coach K Speaks about LAX Case

(06/20/06 -- DURHAM) - The most recognizable face of Duke University is speaking about the scandal rocking the school.

It was the first time Duke men's basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski has spoken publicly since the rape allegations were made. He talked with reporters at his summer press conference, where Coach K usually talks about the upcoming basketball season.

It was not the first time we have seen Krzyzewski since the rape allegations were made. He stood silently as the university reinstated the men's lacrosse program on June 5, but Coach K says the silence does not indicate a lack of involvement.

"I've been away a lot. Whenever I come in, it's kind of like a fresh approach," he said. "I just try to add support...whether it's saying to my athletic director, 'I'm with you,' [to] my president, 'What can I do?' With our lacrosse coach, who is a dear friend."

Krzyzewski says he knows his place - - and it is on the sidelines.

"That's what I've been trying to do behind the scenes is to say, 'We're with with you,'" he said. "We'll see what happens, and if [students are guilty] then you should be punished. Giving support does not mean you're choosing sides."

Krzyzewski defended former Duke men's lacrosse coach Mike Pressler, who resigned after the scandal erupted, university officials said. Some lacrosse players have told the media that Pressler was forced out.

"I don't know what Mike Presser did wrong in this case," he said. "He's a good man."

In almost 30 years at Duke, Krzyzewski considers the spring of 2006 as its most trying time.

"Incredible strain, that's what I've seen," he said. "The strain in our community, the strain in - - for just all of the the people involved....it can't go away until it follows a certain process, and it shouldn't go away until that process is done...Whether somebody is innocent, somebody's guilty, somebody's telling the truth, somebody's not telling the truth, that all will be found out. You let that run it's course."

Krzyzewski said the racial tones of the rape investigation are unnecessary.

"The racial aspect has been in some ways the most sensitive thing," he said. "People are trying to create something that isn't there."

In the face of trying times, the coach had accolades for students at both universities.

"I think the students at the two universities should be applauded - - North Carolina Central or at Duke. Never was there any unbelievable behavior, extraordinary behavior. Rather there was a calmness, I - - how mature are they?" he said.

Krzyzewski says his love for Duke is long-term.

"I love Duke. Duke is a great, great school. It will always be a great school," he said. "How it handles situations like this will determine how much more it will grow," he said.

304 posted on 06/20/2006 6:39:04 PM PDT by NCjim (The more I use Windows, the more I love UNIX)
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To: Mad-Margaret
Someone sent me an 1993 N&O article that says:

... And he charged Michael Seagroves with manslaughter in the death of Jamal Evans Elliott, who along with three others allegedly broke into Seagroves' garage.

With the Seagroves case, Stephens has found -- in another rule -- what seems to be a way out. A special prosecutor from the state Attorney General's Office will prosecute Seagroves for manslaughter because Stephens will be prosecuting the young men charged with breaking into Seagroves' garage. Stephens says that prosecuting both Seagroves and the young men would put him in an "impermissible situation legally and ethically."


It does not seem to be online. It looked authenic to me and it struck a cord. Durham was apparently in an uproar about that case at the time. It struck me that DA Stephens would run and win his judgeship the next year. I have not found exactly when the trial took place yet, but I bet it influence him winning his election to Judge.
307 posted on 06/20/2006 6:56:07 PM PDT by JLS
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