[Law is not justice but process]

" I think the prosecutor is obliged to convince the public that a crime was committed."

No, we are required to convince a JURY a crime was committed. To create undue prejudice through unmerited publicity is an ethical breach.

[js1138]

I appreciate the difference between the public and and a jury, but if the general public can't see any evidence that a crime was committed, it creates distrust for law enforcement. Particularly when a prosecution is associated with an election.

I have been told by several attorneys that Nifong's tactics are, in principal, not unusual. I will never believe a prosecutor again.