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Nifong Takes Stand at Contempt Hearing
Associated Press ^ | Aug 31, 1:33 PM (ET) | AARON BEARD

Posted on 08/31/2007 12:17:10 PM PDT by John Galt's cousin

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Former Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong, who pushed a faulty case against three Duke lacrosse players falsely accused of rape, took the stand Friday in his criminal contempt hearing.

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TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: donutwatch; duke; nifong; nifongism; partisanwitchhunt; trialbymedia
"If held in contempt, Nifong faces up to 30 days in jail and a fine of up to $500."

That does not seem to be enough for what he did. I doubt he'll go to jail for contempt.

1 posted on 08/31/2007 12:17:13 PM PDT by John Galt's cousin
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To: John Galt's cousin; abb; Howlin

FYI


2 posted on 08/31/2007 12:18:01 PM PDT by John Galt's cousin ("Innocent until proven guilty" is more correctly phrased: "Innocent UNLESS proven guilty.")
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Nifong is a piece of whale excrement...you can’t get lower than he is...plus whale excrement is too good to compare him to.

Meadow Muffin


3 posted on 08/31/2007 12:18:50 PM PDT by rwgal
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It’s not but what he is going through might discourage a prosecutor from pandering to certain groups of people to advance political prospects.


4 posted on 08/31/2007 12:27:02 PM PDT by misterrob (There's no difference between a knee jerk liberal and a knee jerk conservative.)
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At least there is redeeming qualities with whale excrement, none for Nifong.


5 posted on 08/31/2007 12:27:45 PM PDT by Blue Highway
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To: rwgal

He deserves justice, whatever it is, but good and hard.


6 posted on 08/31/2007 12:28:27 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Go Hawks !)
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To: John Galt's cousin
That does not seem to be enough for what he did. I doubt he'll go to jail for contempt.

Dependant upon the state laws, this could be a felony conviction if found guilty. That would have a lasting impact on his (quickly disappearing) law career.

-Traveler

7 posted on 08/31/2007 12:29:13 PM PDT by Traveler59 (Truth is a journey, not a destination.)
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Yeah, Nifong just tried to ruin several people’s lives by politicizing what he had to have know were false allegations. From the original article:

“I picked it up to look at it to see what it was, and when I read the affidavit, it struck me that this was a case that was going to get a lot of media attention in Durham, and that I needed to know what was going on with the case,” Nifong said.

Oh, I bet he did. Opportunist.


8 posted on 08/31/2007 12:30:03 PM PDT by Baladas
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To: Blue Highway

I read the article. Meehan doesn’t appear to be telling the exact same story he testified to previously. However, some articles are reporters concepts and not necessarily “word for word”. Trial transcripts are the way to go.


9 posted on 08/31/2007 12:32:22 PM PDT by Sacajaweau ("The Cracker" will be renamed "The Crapper")
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Even if he does it won’t be standard jail, no way he’ll be put in the general population.


10 posted on 08/31/2007 12:36:31 PM PDT by HamiltonJay
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My computer is super slow. Will this hearing be shown on TV?


11 posted on 08/31/2007 12:37:28 PM PDT by Jane Austen
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roast him slowly:


12 posted on 08/31/2007 12:50:03 PM PDT by ElkGroveDan (When toilet paper is a luxury, you have achieved communism.)
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Is that a Muslim flying pig per chance?

Meadow Muffin


13 posted on 08/31/2007 12:53:28 PM PDT by rwgal
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To: John Galt's cousin

You get him for contempt and then you’ve got a conviction on his record. Then you go after him for prosecutorial abuse and civil rights violations, etc.

Baby steps.

...then the civil suits remove his personal wealth, little as it may be.

He’s got a lot of court time, jail time, and judgements to go against him yet to come.

...and he’s unpopular. The people who cheered him on when he had *power* are no longer supporting him.


14 posted on 08/31/2007 12:58:36 PM PDT by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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It’s not but what he is going through might discourage a prosecutor from pandering to certain groups of people to advance political prospects.

This is wishful thinking, I fear.

15 posted on 08/31/2007 2:34:08 PM PDT by stevem
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Wow. This has been moved to chat.

It makes more room on the activist forum for the constant drizzle of posts from Lifesite, I suppose.


16 posted on 08/31/2007 3:54:21 PM PDT by gcruse (...now I have to feed the dog as if nothing has happened.)
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To: John Galt's cousin

Very comfortable in my Duke LaCrosse T I bought from an off-campus store 6 weeks ago.

You should get one too. Feels good. Feels good.


17 posted on 08/31/2007 4:48:32 PM PDT by Eddie01
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To: ElkGroveDan

I intend to steal that photo. that should be the weekly meal at Gitmo.


18 posted on 09/02/2007 8:03:01 AM PDT by John Galt's cousin ("Innocent until proven guilty" is more correctly phrased: "Innocent UNLESS proven guilty.")
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