Settle what? You can not settle criminal charges. Bribing a witness is a crime. Nifong was not about to let his ticket to reelection be settled.
Oh, honey, you get a call one evening that says for money, I'll drop the charges. In our case, that's when the D.A. told our son's accuser that she'd better get her own lawyer, because the D.A. didn't work for her. Then, the D.A. put the case on the backburner for 2 years and our son was in limbo -- no job, no school, just limbo. Don't tell me that people don't settle and D.A.'s have no case to go forward with. Dream on.
Kobe Bryant