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To: abb
Nifong said if he talked to a witness, he could risk becoming a witness in the case himself.

Astouding.

And to believe that he did call her to ask her about the Ecstasy and never asked her about the rape is incredulously preposterous.

He is insane. And I am serious. He has a personality disorder, IMO.

162 posted on 10/28/2006 3:21:57 AM PDT by Howlin (Why Won't Nancy Pelosi Let Louis Freeh Investigate the Page Scandal?)
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To: Howlin

It's ridiculous to say that if you talk to a defendant and he tells you he's innocent you can be called as a witness. First of all, the fact that a defendant tells someone he's innocent isn't evidence. The jury already knows the defendant is claiming he's innocent otherwise there wouldn't be a trial.

Second, discussions between DAs, defense lawyers and defendants go on all the time. For example, plea bargaining is common - even during a trial. According to Nifong one side could call the other - for example the defense could call a prosecutor to the stand and make him tell the jury he offered the defendant a lesser charge. Or the prosecutor could call the defense lawyer to say that he had his client think about pleading guilty to a lesser charge. All plea negotiations are impossible in Nifong's world. The fact is that these conversations go on all the time and they aren't admissable in front of a jury for public policy reasons. The system wants to facilitate cooperation and communication between lawyers.


164 posted on 10/28/2006 3:37:53 AM PDT by SarahUSC
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