We have a reputation to uphold and hard footsteps to follow
Posted on 08/15/2006 2:41:50 PM PDT by abb
DURHAM, N.C. -- A cab driver who has supported an alibi offered by one of the three Duke lacrosse players charged with rape had his own court appearance Tuesday for a larceny charge.
Moezeldin Elmostafa, 37, appeared briefly before a Durham County District Court judge who set a trial date of Aug. 29. Prosecutors also changed the charge against Elmostafa to aiding and abetting misdemeanor larcency.
Elmostafa was arrested in May after he surfaced as a potential alibi witness for Reade Seligmann, one of three players charged with raping a woman at an off-campus party the night of March 13.
The 2003 warrant accused Elmostafa of stealing five purses worth about $250 from a Durham department store. Elmostafa denies the charge, and has said he helped store security locate a woman after he picked her up from the store and drove her home. The woman later pleaded guilty to larceny.
Durham prosecutors said in May the warrant for Elmostafa's arrest was discovered in a routine background check of witnesses in the Duke lacrosse case.
Mostafa has said Seligmann, of Essex Fells, N.J., called for a ride at 12:14 a.m. on March 14, and was picked up five minutes later. The defense has argued those times help establish that Seligmann left the party without having enough time to participate in the 30-minute assault described by the accuser. Seligmann's attorney has also presented cell phone, ATM and dorm keycard records to help establish that timeline.
(Excerpt) Read more at dwb.newsobserver.com ...
I think the exceptional status takes the scheduling out of Nifongs hands and puts it in the hands of the judge handling the case. [That is makes the schedule like the rest fo the US.] It would still be listed at Spring 2007 now because the exceptional status has not be determined and Ormond Smith has not been appointed to take over yet.
That's what I took the N&O to mean here--
That judge would have the authority to set hearing dates and handle other scheduling issues.
-- http://www.newsobserver.com/145/story/471328.html
Yes.
Here's verbage from the N&O:
"In other news, attorneys for the three indicted Duke University lacrosse players met with District Attorney Mike Nifong and court officials Tuesday afternoon to discuss having the case declared exceptional. The designation would attach a single judge to handle the pretrial matters and the trial. That judge would have the authority to SET HEARING DATES and HANDLE OTHER SCHEDULING ISSUES."
http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/471328.html
(see Development on Right)
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Ken H. beat me to it.
Re: Re: The 60 Minutes season opener should close the Duke case
Author: roper53668 reply
This just in from an confirmed source... the 60 Minutes show is "in the can",
and its going to be a blockbuster expose on corruption and race-baiting politics in Durham.
This should be good... brought directly to your home... just in time for the election.
Posted: 8/17/06 11:09 PM
http://forums.go.com/abclocal/WTVD/thread?threadID=127000
Get out.
What was the charge again? Driving w/o a license or something such as that?
Time to refocus:
Remember the sample ballots we talked about many threads ago? The Committee publicly endorsed Bishop. Nifong won. Does anyone have a way of getting a sample ballot to see how it was marked? We need one of their sample ballots. I'll be damned if we will let 60 minutes scoop us!
IIRC, the sample ballots are handed out with the candidates of their choice marked.
We have to find a sample ballot and see whose name was marked by the Committee.
Bishop or Nifong
If Nifomg is marked, it's a safe bet he promised indictments.
I find the corruption part plausible, but an expose on race-baiting politics from 60 Minutes? Racial politics has been a major weapon in many Democrat campaigns for years.
I wonder who the original source inside CBS is, and whether or not CBS intended for this to be leaked.
CBS's website http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1998/07/08/60minutes/main13502.shtml
When are we talking about airing for this piece?
Duke University tries to foresee what's ahead
http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/476460.html
Sides agree on judge for Duke lacrosse case
http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/476359.html
Duke Case: Got "weak, anonymous bullies"
http://johnsville.blogspot.com/
I heard season opener.
Sept 24th (I think)
I just hope it is not like the TAG story.
I still do not trust CBS but they did do a good article on Seligman with his Mom.
"..Calling the police, he added, was of no assistance.
"They didn't do nothing," he said. ....
...Police say they are actively involved in busting the sex trade, but getting hard numbers is elusive.
Police spokeswoman Kammie Michael said she was unable to provide specific data by police district or overall arrests.
Michael did say that officers generally arrest between seven and 15 people a month for prostitution or solicitation. The stings usually take place in District 1, Michael said, and focus on areas around Angier Avenue. ..."
I guess it is hard to gather statistics on a non-event
I suspect that area near Angier Ave is the token vice operation or the "unprotected" area.
Ed Bradley...is that confirmed?
We have a reputation to uphold and hard footsteps to follow
Time to dig up the stats from several threads ago. Somebody had recent numbers showing a ridiculously low number of prostitution arrests compared to other NC counties. Does anyone recall which thread that was?
Michael did say that officers generally arrest between seven and 15 people a month for prostitution or solicitation.
That's seems way above the numbers cited on FR for recent years.
I'm fixin' to go for my morning walk. I was just looking up my old research on ths. be back in a bit.
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