2 Durham officers charged with assault (Another DukeLax Coverup)

Durham HeraldSun ^ | July 28, 2006 | Ray Gronberg

[abb]

and here's a website where all the "entertainers" and their "customers" keep in touch...

http://www.tippers411.com/

[maggief]

http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/465647.html

"Instead of monthly court hearings being set, a single judge, who would be appointed by state judicial officials, would decide when to hear motions or call the parties into court, Shuart said."

Nifong will be absolutely shredded by a non-Durham judge! The lineups/arrays are likely to be tossed, if the single judge has any merit.

Mad-Margaret, your observations may be right.

[abb]

Index of clubs here...
http://www.tippers411.com/stateindex.php?&clubstate=NC

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

TD, we are sending you on a business trip this weekend.

You need to stake out Club Ebony to see if Precious pays a visit. Take lots of dollar bills. Keep telling yourself--It's for a greater good, LOL!

[TommyDale]

If I took $1 bills, she will need to make change! LOL! 75 cents, to be exact.

[abb]

Well, ok. Quarters. Has North Carolina got its new state quarter yet?

[maggief]

Club Ebony? Just a hunch, but Tommy may stick out like a sore thumb. LOL

[TommyDale]

"Well, ok. Quarters. Has North Carolina got its new state quarter yet?"

I have no idea. Do they still make those? LOL!

[TommyDale]

"Club Ebony? Just a hunch, but Tommy may stick out like a sore thumb. LOL"

"Who be dat white boy with the tater tot?" ;-)

[Howlin]

It's only the spotlight of public opinion which is keeping the Durham crowd from getting away with this

If you listened to his press conference yesterday, you had to have heard Nifong say that the ONLY emails he's getting that are not favorable are from OUT OF STATE.

And he said it with one of those freaky little smiles.

He left the clear implication that nobody in NC seems upset about the way he's handling this case.

[TommyDale]

He's a liar, and everyone knows it. He is parsing his words, choosing to have someone filter the emails from within NC out of the equation.

[bjc]

Now that is interesting. Is the pressure getting to the NC power structure? Is the judge likely to be a local or could they be from outside the Durham Courthouse Gang?

[Mad-Margaret]

No, I didn't have the stomach to watch the news conference. There's a link at WRAL, I think.

But Nifong is saving face with a stupid comment like that. Obviously, there is local opposition to his handling the Duke case or there wouldn't be another name on the ballot! All those petition signatures didn't come from out of state!

Maybe this is why Nifong has been siling and acting so cocky at all of the hearings. It's not that he believes he has a winnable case; it's that he knows that he's going to get out of it and keep his DA office.

[abb]

I haven't been able to watch the conference either, MM. I'm cooking fish this evening and I don't want to spoil my appetite...

[maggief]

As with Nifong's previous statements, his recent comments may come back to haunt him.

http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/465647.html

When asked whether his early remarks about the case heightened condemnation of the lacrosse players, Nifong said, "Well, that certainly wasn't my intent. It is possible that that happened.

"The first message I intended to portray was that the community was in good hands with respect to this case, and they did not need to worry about it," Nifong said. "The second message during all this period of time was a message to the people who were present but not involved in the hopes they would come forward and give us information that would help us resolve the case."

How does one come forward in a fake rape case? Does looking at exculpatory evidence help resolve the case?

At best the press conference was a PR stunt, and may be in violation of the gag order.

[abb]

I say he violated the gag order. If Joe Cheshire held a presser, the DriveBy Media would have had a slobbering fit...

[JLS]

If you listened to his press conference yesterday, you had to have heard Nifong say that the ONLY emails he's getting that are not favorable are from OUT OF STATE.

But he is a well known liar. Part of the reason his press conference and any pronouncement from him is basically ignored now is that the is an established liar. Lying has been his M.O. throughout this, so one can make nothing of anything he says.

[maggief]

Via CTV:

Here's the Provision in the Local Rules of Court:

RULE 2: TIME STANDARD OBJECTIVE

2.2 Upon motion of the District Attorney or Counsel for the defendant and upon a hearing on the record, the Senior Resident Superior Court Judge or his designee, may classify a case exceptional based upon the following criteria: type of charge(s); complexity of issues; delay in production of scientific evidence; or number of co-defendants involved. Cases that will typically fall into this category are classified in felony classes A - B2. Cases designated as exceptional shall be removed from the Rules. Calendaring of cases designated as exceptional shall be monitored by the Senior Resident Superior Court Judge or his designee and upon hearing may be set by scheduling order.

http://www.nccourts.org/Courts/CRS/...cuments/622.pdf

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

BTW: Get a tan first, LOL!

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

Maggief, does he think we are stupid? Of course he does and that is his first mistake.

He is a lawyer. He knows words. He uses words to make a living. He KNEW what message he was portraying.