Thought I'd pass along some information from a former Deputy AG in NC. The story going around the NC legal community is that Nifong's case is built on air (yeah, yeah, we already knew that). At the beginning of this debacle in March, Nifong was convinced that something violent happened in the house but couldn't prove anything. His tried and true formula was to turn the screws ever tighter to get the players to flip -- it has worked before. The indictments were a last-ditch attempt to get one of hte players to flip. The most telling comment from Nifong was words to the effect that "once indictments come down, criminals start turning on each other." It simply never occurred to Nifong that there was no assault of any nature, let alone a violent gang rape. Nifong believed in his bones that once the indictments came down, at least one of the players would come forward with "the truth," except Nifong never accepted that the truth would be that nothing happened. Now he has no way out unless a court starts excluding evidence or a hury acquits. The NC legal community is embarrassed by this whole affair, making the good state of NC look like a banan republic.
What a dirtball to pursue this strategy.
He's spot on. And you can tell him for me that it's up to him and his collegues in the "legal community" to put the heat on Nifong and make this thing go away. The blog community in general and us here on Free Republic and Talk Left ARE NOT going away. We're in it for the duration...
I find it hard to believe that he thought she was telling the truth past, say, early April. If he did , he's dumber than dumb.
Sure does.
Governor Easley, if you are lurking, we will remember that you appointed Nifong.
people seem to forget that three young men and their families are paying a cruel price for this while the NC legal community and the entire power sturcture I might add, sits and twiddles their thumbs.....
I hope the rest of NC outside of Durham kicks the Demonrat butt but good come election.....