Posted on 09/18/2006 5:19:53 PM PDT by abb
DURHAM - One of three people who saw the accuser in the Duke lacrosse rape case at the crisis center where she first reported being sexually assaulted kept notes of her observations, defense lawyers said in a motion filed in court today.
In the early hours of March 14, the accuser was taken to Durham Access Center because she reportedly met the criteria for involuntary commitment, defense lawyer Brad Bannon wrote in the motion filed in Durham County Court today.
While there for 40 minutes, the accuser interacted with three women on the center's staff, the motion says.
Gerri Lomuriel Wilkes, who was working at the center the morning the accuser came in, took hand-written notes of her observations, according to the motion.
Kirk Osborn, the lawyer representing Reade Seligmann, one of three lacrosse players accused in the case, found out about the notes while interviewing Wilkes, the motion says.
Defense lawyers are asking that the notes be turned over to them.
District Attorney Mike Nifong has told defense lawyers during discovery hearings that no notes were made at the center, that only a log existed from there.
In previous documents handed over to defense lawyers, there is no evidence that police tried to contact Wilkes about that morning.
Also, defense lawyers are asking the state for a bill of particulars in which they hope to get a more precise timeline of the alleged offenses and find out which bathroom at 610 N. Buchanan the gang-rape allegedly occurred.
They also are asking the state to specify which "sexual act" each defendant is accused of committing. Staff writer Anne Blythe can be reached at 932-8741 or ablythe@newsobserver.com.
karas: nifong now saying "actual penetration" not required for "rape." ?? WTF?
You're right--The thirty minute rape shrank to 5-10.
karas: accuser can't say with "specificity." Wat the hell?
Virtual rape, abb. ;)
jeezus almighty....
I think she means it could have been a penis or a broom. Couldn't see back there. LOL
"You're right--The thirty minute rape shrank to 5-10."
And penetration and ejaculation for rape, shrank to "no penetration needed".
Pretty soon it will be, "no laxers need be present" for the rape to have occured; but still, they are guilty.
I've also read (but not seen the article yet) that Nifong is saying he gave only 15 interviews to the media.
That should be verifiable or not, very easily.
its obvious nifong's poll motion is absolute bullshit smokescreen...
How scary is that---accuser can't say whether the object penetrating was a body part or not???Is this a crock or what?????????????????????These kids could go to jail for a very long time based on a lack of specificity
Is that like fantasy rape?
It's more ridiculous by the day.
Give it up Nifong.
Reade had 5 minutes to shove a broom in her and then call a cab--Is this Nifong's case?
a note of caution to everyone. untill we hear from liestoppers we don't know what happened. this is all second hand from the usual suspects, ap, NandO, courttv, etec...
In NC, you don't have to have penetration at all for it to be considered a sexual act.
Nifong is hoping for 1st degree sexual offense, imo.
Not for nothing....But her fluids should have been all over the place in addition to theirs. Mother nature doesn't stop at the cry of rape.
Amazing!!
Based on accuser who can't discern an object from a body part?
Maybe the object ejaculated?
You're right --she did claim they ejaculated...
former ag of nc says surveys not unusual...
newsweek infobabe on now. change of venue probable...
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