Posted on 12/13/2006 1:36:38 PM PST by Howlin
A private laboratory hired by the prosecution in the Duke lacrosse case failed to report that it found DNA from multiple males in the accuser's body and underwear, according to a defense motion filed today. The lab, DNA Security of Burlington, found that the DNA did not match the three defendants, their lacrosse teammates or anyone else who submitted their DNA to police, including the accuser's boyfriend.
The new evidence emerged in thousands of documents handed over to the defense in October.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsobserver.com ...
Per FNC: defense has asked for paternity tests to be made.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,236695,00.html
EXCERPT
The Duke players who have been indicted in the case — Reade Seligmann, Collin Finnerty and David Evans — arrived at the Durham County Courthouse at around 8:15 a.m. Friday for the hearing. The hearing had been expected mostly to deal with scheduling. But Cheshire said District Attorney Mike Nifong planned to call witnesses.
It is unclear whether the defense would argue its new motions. The judge met with lawyers from both sides of the case for about 20 minutes before entering the courtroom.
These motions are only techincally new. A motion to suppress the ID was filed early last summer. That a new motion like that was filed just before this hearing makes me wonder why?
Excellent!! Paternity test on the way!!
Mr. Povich. Mr. Maury Povich, please pick up the white courtesy phone.
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Some new details, I believe ...
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1107841/
Brian Meehan, the director of a private lab that tested DNA samples in the case, testified Friday about the testing procedures and the report the lab delivered to Nifong's office. Defense attorneys maintain that report was incomplete.
The defense said the full report showed DNA samples from several men were found on the woman and her underwear, but none of the genetic material matched any of the players. Their motion also said that some of Meehan's own DNA contaminated the sample.
Meehan said the lab didn't try to withhold information. He said he and Nifong chose not to release the full report to protect the privacy of lacrosse players who weren't implicated in the case.
On Thursday, WRAL confirmed that the accuser is pregnant and was admitted to UNC Hospitals. As of Friday morning, there are conflicting reports as to whether the baby has been delivered or not.
I see no reason to think Judge Smith is not as feeble, corrupt, and unwilling to be a judge as Stephens or Titus UNTIL HE ACTUALLY DOES SOMETHING. That is until he makes a tough ruling and moves this case along towards some end.
The black community would say "see what happens to rich kids, they wind up paying one way or another for what they did".
Oh, I'm certain Meehan did tell Nifong, but to prove that they collaborated with intent to deceive, would be impossible to prove. That's my point. Intent to deceive are the key words.
The female reporter sitting behind the accused's father in the courtroom said that he had refused to confirm that she had had a baby.
Yippee!
Wow, thanks for the information. I haven't kept up with all the details, but I have a special affinity for the LAX players because I played a bit of it myself and so did my husband.
Travis probably doesn't know. LOL
If it was "taken out" of the report, the intention can only be to deceive. It should have been the judges call not Nifongs. That's what chambers are for. We went round and round about the phone calls on this.
Yeah, but I'm thinking that the Nifong would say that the full report would be entered into the Public Record for all to see, and if those not accused were publically named it would be detrimental to their futures. "See folks, I'm just looking out for the greater good," would be Nifong's defense of his conduct.
District Attorney Mike Nifong told a judge during today's Duke lacrosse case hearing that he was unaware of DNA that did not match the accused lacrosse players until this week, when defense lawyers included the information in a motion.
The head of a private lab that did the testing said he had discussed testing results with Nifong at several meetings.
Brian Meehan, head of DNA Security, the private lab that did the testing, said the evidence of other DNA was not included in the final report given to Nifong and defense lawyers because of privacy concerns and because he was not asked to provide that.
"Mr. Nifong specifically wanted us to say if the reference specimens matched any of the evidence. That's what we gave him."
Meehan was on the stand during the mid-morning portion of the hearing, which drew a standing-room crowd. The three men accused of rape -- David Evans of Bethesda, Md., Collin Finnerty of Garden City, N.Y., and Reade Seligmann of Essex Fells, N.J. -- were present at the hearing. Other lacrosse players were there for support as was former lacrosse Coach Mike Pressler.
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http://www.newsobserver.com/1185/story/521773.html
But that exculpatory fact was not included in the summary provided. Nifong was probably counting on defense not being willing to wade through those thousands of pages.
Remember how much was made of the 2000 pages of evidence he had given the defense?
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