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.
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I am tired too, but I can't see this is a horrible article.
Sleepy time universe.
The two of them writing together. They should forget careers in law enforcement and concentrate on writing novels.
I don't know, but
I fear the SANE nurse may be sympathetic and I don't know - but I fear she may be of the belief that women don't lie about this.
Don't know if this is the case, BUT, if you volunteer and spend you time as a Rape counselor - are you inclined to believe the callers or question some that aren't consistent?
Do you look at someone limping and crying and assume they've been attacked OR SUSPECT someone mentally ill or someone with a substance abuse problem that is well versed in manipulating people?
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I guess as I was reading it, I was responding to each point as we have over and over.
BUT, I forgot most people reading it have not dissected it as we have. They will not have that little voice in their head saying what we have said over & over.
When this is over they might not have jobs in law enforcement anymore and well have plenty of time to write a novel.
I am tired too, but I can't see this is a horrible article.
I sure did prove my point.
LOL.
Special bruises. LMAO
Right, bunking with Nifong.
Himan WORKS for Gottlieb.
Would anyone be surprised if Himan says he remembers her saying that, but he just didn't write it down, because he saw Sgt scribbling it?
I expect Himan to support his Boss and Nifong - he wants a career - IN COURT.
Bissey will change his story - reports are he already has. He's on Video, so that'll mitigate the impact from his testimony.
The SANE nurse will say, IMO, when asked directly in court - did you think she was sexually assaulted? YES.
Do you think she was faking? No.
Nifong is trying to undermine every witness (like Defense lawyers many times do). That's why he wants the Cabbie. He's methodically working his way down the witnesses and if every witness has two sides - a Durham Jury will be inclined to side with Nifong's side.
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Bissey has changed his story? When did that happen?
That kills his whole file then.
To a normal jury, that is.
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