* * * * * CLUES TO THE MOTIVATION OF THE INVESTIGATION? * *
"Durham Police Chief Steve Chalmers said the incident allegedly involving officers Gary Lee and Scott Tanner would have NO EFFECT on his department's LACROSSE rape investigation. Neither of them is working on the Duke investigation.
"As far as I'm concerned, they're two totally different areas of concern, and WE'RE NOT TYING ONE TO THE OTHER," Chalmers said Thursday."
http://rdu.news14.com/content/top_stories/?ArID=88321&SecID=1
"WE'RE NOT TYING ONE TO THE OTHER,"
Sounds like the goal of the entire investigation
This morning's stories...
Nifong says some criticism justified
http://www.heraldsun.com/durham/4-756712.html
Nifong accepts merits of criticism
http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/465647.html
Buried in the sidebar of this story this very important development...
Court officials have taken steps toward having the Duke rape case declared "exceptional," which would allow a single judge to schedule and manage the cases against three lacrosse players.
Durham Trial Court Administrator Kathy Shuart said the parties in the case have agreed in principle to the designation, which would remove the case from Durham's case management system. 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.
Duke president offers reply to criticism
http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/465495.html