Posted on 08/04/2006 2:20:02 PM PDT by abb
I think Jakki is toast.
Fat, ugly toast.
Do you read this as Jakki calling Gottlieb and Clayton liars? I still can't get over how Cash went after Gottlieb.
Fat ugly burnt toast. The kind your Mom used to scrap the black stuff off and say "See, it's not too burnt!"
Is this the first time Cash referred to her as "Jakki"--with the quotes?
I don't know, but I thought Cash's sharpest jabs were directed at the DPD rape investigators, Gottlieb in particular.
I'm also thinking about his comments on moderate blacks, and how they fit in. I wouldn't completely discount the possibility that big money was offered to Crystal by sources within the black community.
The lead investigator has been accused by defense attorneys of conducting improper, and possibly illegal police lineups in the case,; omitting alleged contradictions and multiple versions of what happened, and even writing in a report that the second dancer who was present at that lacrosse party that night, Kim Roberts, told him that the rape charge was "a crock."
In a probable cause affidavit dated March 27 from Det. Himan, he writes that after the alleged victim was taken to Duke Medical Center Emergency Room on the morning of March 14 after she claimed she was sexually assaulted, she was examined by a Forensic Sexual Assault Nurse and a physician.
"Medical records and interviews that were obtained by a subpoena revealed the victim had signs, symptoms and injuries consistent with being raped and sexually assaulted vaginally and anally," Himan wrote.
But after D.A. Mike Nifong turned over several hundred pages of discovery evidence to defense attorneys on May 18 as required by law, they immediately determined in a June 15 motion that Himan did not obtain "medical records and interviews" until April 5, and no medical personnel were legally allowed to release details to him prior because of the federal Heath Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
Defense attorneys say the discovery documents show Nifong didn't issue a subpoena for the material records until March 20; it wasn't served until March 21; they weren't printed, dated and stamped for compliance until March 30; and Det. Himan didn't pick them up from the hospital until April 5.
Defense attorneys add that contrary to Himan's March 27 affidavit, none of the medical records obtained confirm the alleged victim's condition as the investigator described.
Neither the Durham police Dept. nor D.A. Nifong has explained the defense's allegation against Det. Himan, who, after four years on the force, became an investigator last January.
Though not specifically referring to this instance, Nifong did tell reporters last week that though he still believes a rape took place,
"Obviously, there were some things we hoped we would have as evidence that we ended up not having," a remark that could be a reflection of Himan's work on the case.
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WTH?
Well he did have many weeks to bit the bullet and write it.......
bite the bullet
I think Cash is gunning for racist Durham cops now. Clearly the Mangum case has not turned out, but he might hope to turn the interest into a look at those racist cops. This is a direction his readership might be very interested in.
The entire fam damily are chronic liars. When they get caught in a lie, they always resort to victimhood - "Somebody is picking on me because I'm black"
I thought she was hooking in Charlotte.
I so wish the alumnae would do all they can to push Brodhead out. He's a real bastard.
Right Ken.
This is the first I've heard that Gottlieb is alleged to have watched. If Gottlieb and Clayton - and other officer just watched - then whey did Gottlieb get a prominent legal firm to represent him?
I'm not buying Gottlieb just watched, it goes against common sense. If the cook was convincing enough for two charges to come down (on other officers) - then why isn't he believed about the Bald instigator, aggressor - and participant. The Ring-leader that essentially "ordered" the assault.
But the Real clincher is: Why isn't the BALD Ring-leader charged? The man that is reported to have started the confrontation, approached the Cook first, called him N*gger and Boy, poked him in the chest, threatened him - and then pointed to another officer and said he's going to do it (kick your ass) - and promptly that officer attacks as if on cue (all this according to the Cook and early reporting).
So, if the Bald guy is some hanger-on - or something why isn't he charged?
And on blogs it's reported that Gottlieb and Gary Lee were in the same vehicle - and newspapers confirm that they were the only two out of the 5 or 6 cops that retained law firms.
This morning's stories.
http://www.heraldsun.com/durham/4-758589.html
Lacrosse player pleads guilty to DWI
BY BETH VELLIQUETTE : The Herald-Sun
bvelliquette@heraldsun.com
Aug 4, 2006 : 8:57 pm ET
CHAPEL HILL -- A Duke lacrosse player charged with driving while impaired has pleaded guilty in Orange County Criminal District Court.
In exchange for his DWI plea, Matthew Peter Wilson, 21, of 26 Oak Drive, Durham, saw another charge -- possession of marijuana -- dismissed.
Wilson, a member of the beleaguered Duke lacrosse team but not implicated in the ongoing rape case that has seen three of his teammates indicted, was stopped on East Franklin Street in Chapel Hill on May 24 at about 2:50 a.m. after he was alleged to have run a red light. Wilson performed poorly on a field sobriety test and later registered a blood alcohol content of 0.21 on a breath test, nearly three times North Carolina's legal limit of 0.08.
Wilson pleaded guilty to a Level 4 DWI, the second-most serious level of driving while impaired, on July 20.
District Court Judge Alonzo Coleman sentenced Wilson to 30 days in jail but suspended the sentence and placed Wilson on probation for 12 months. As part of his probation, Wilson also had to pay $110 in court costs, pay a $100 fine and pay a $200 community service fee.
He must also complete 24 hours of community service within 90 days and write a five-page book report.
When police stopped Wilson, the officer searched the 2002 Lincoln he was driving and discovered a small amount of marijuana and a glass pipe in the vehicle, leading to the additional charge of possession of marijuana.
In exchange for Wilson's Level 4 DWI plea, Assistant District Attorney Beverly Scarlett dismissed the marijuana charge, but as a condition of his probation. The judge also required Wilson to have a substance abuse assessment and, if recommended, undergo substance abuse treatment, for which Scarlett said Wilson had already registered.
In addition, Wilson was ordered to have an ignition interlock device installed on his vehicle. The device requires Wilson to breathe through a tube into a monitor that measures blood alcohol content before attempting to drive. The device locks the vehicle's ignition and prevents it from starting if any alcohol is detected on his breath. He is prohibited from driving any vehicle without the ignition interlock device, according to state law.
Wilson is permitted to drive only for work-related or educational purposes during standard working hours, for maintenance of his household, for community service obligations, for alcohol and drug education traffic school and for substance abuse assessment or treatment.
Wilson was a midfielder on the nationally ranked 2005-06 Duke lacrosse team that has been in the national spotlight following the three rape indictments. His arrest for drunken driving came at a time in which the lacrosse program was already combating the portrayal of its members as out-of-control party boys.
Wilson came to court prepared to plead guilty just two months after he was charged, an oddity in a system in which typical DWI cases take between six and nine months to adjudicate, Scarlett said.
"I can't say it's normal or abnormal, but I will say that to me it would suggest his ability to accept responsibility for his behavior," she said.
http://www.heraldsun.com/opinion/hsletters/index.html#758441
Good job at Duke
Kudos to Coach Danowski for acknowledging Coach Mike Pressler for building the team that he will now coach. I know Coach Pressler did a great job building the Duke Lacrosse team and after all that he and his players have been through, it is nice to have his accomplishments recognized. Coach Danowski will do a great job for the team and I wish him the best.
K.C. KERCHER
Durham
August 5, 2006
Improve race relations with positive actions
What are we talking about? Racial problems have only begun here in Durham, unless there are changes in the attitude of all people and certain individuals.
The election had people going in the direction of their feeling toward race, and it showed in their results. I am a white dude, as some people would say, and voted for the person I thought was qualified for the job, and not race. The numbers concerning who voted for what should never be brought up. That is racial.
The old and new school board members, I am sure, will do a good job, and should be given six months without interference to prove they are qualified for their position on the school board. If then, you are not satisfied with their actions, write them a letter like this, and tell them so, and how to correct their actions. Your grievances only hurt the situation, but your help will improve relations, ands that is what we need in Durham.
The DA is doing what he thinks is the correct way to do his job, but he talks too much. "Action speaks louder than words."
Now back to race. We are all Americans in this country. Forget about where your ancestors came from. Be proud to be Americans. There is an old saying, love makes the world go around. Try it, you might like it. Your children learn from you, and it shows in their actions, ways and intelligence.
Let's improve race relations in Durham with our actions and not words.
HOWARD C. BUCHANAN
Durham
August 5, 2006
Nifong's fair game
In response to Paul Geiger's letter of July 21: As a military veteran and criminal justice major, I'm very aware of the pros and con games of the judicial system. Prosecutors play "the dime" their way, so do defense attorneys all over America. It's been the norm for decades. They call it courtroom strategy.
I support District Attorney Mike Nifong and not just on pre-election promises. There are unsolved homicides, other sexual assaults and gang violence in Durham County. Who is more qualified to handle such a task than a veteran, tough and defiant prosecutor who was appointed by the governor of this state?
Nifong should not be judged on one case when he has yet to be given the opportunity to present that entire case in court. Judgment takes place for a prosecutor before a judge and jury. There are times when we can find ourselves on the wrong side of the law. It happens to the best of us.
So how can we avoid getting caught up in what Paul Geiger calls "the dime"? It's simple. Obey the law and most importantly, respect one another.
KIM BRUMMELL
Oxford
August 5, 2006
State Bar seeks to reinstate case
http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/467744.html
Collin's Defense Has Not Been Flawless!
http://www.webcommentary.com/asp/ShowArticle.asp?id=gaynorm&date=060805
I wonder what political party Honeycutt and Brewer are members of.
There was some chatter on other blogs about complaints to the NC bar about Nifong. Wonder if that's so?
Goin' fishin'. Back in a few hours...
abb
The letters from Buchanan and Brummell epitomize the naiveté of many Americans. Totally clueless.
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