Too bad he doesn't just resign - all of his cases are now in jeopardy since he has been shown to lie and conceal exculpatory evidence.
hot DOG!
Nifong's career has one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel. Problem is, when these idiots get canned, they always seem to surface in another high-paying job a few states over. If I were king, this skunk would be sentenced to spend the next decade working at McDonald's for the biggest jackass manager around.
All files and documents transferred next week from DA's office to Cooper's office. They'll conduct a fair review of these matters.
Agreeing to accept the prosecution of these cases doesn't guarantee a trial or a dismissal. Just a fresh review of the facts and a decision on the best way to handle the cases.
During the review it's possible we'll need to request additional info, to conduct further investigation, or re=-check info in court files. We'll meet with defense attoreys and witnesses.
Wish I could say it will be resolved quickly but there are numerous documents in the DA's file and court record. Since we haven't been involved in the investigation of these cases, all information will be new to our office . Any case with such serious criminal charges requires a careful and deliberate review.
We seek justice and truth while respecting the rights of everyone involved.
As far as this case goes I think there should be two and only two alternatives.
Option One - Nifong is forced to try the case - him and no one else. As the sworn testimony piles up the judge should then direct a verdict of not guilty for all of the defendants followed immediately by having the sheriff deputies and bailiffs arresting Nifong and all witnesses for the state on Federal Civil Rights Charges.
Option Two - Nifong is allowed to pass of the case to one of his subordinates only if he becomes a witness for the defense - a witness that is hostile to the prosecutors. All of his testimony is immediately compared to his public pronouncements leading up to the case and all differences become articles for a follow on trial dealing with Federal Civil Rights violations.
Nifong and others, both associated with this case and not, must learn in public and at great personal expense that there is no “my bad” for the behavior they demonstrated over the last several months. Failure to punish Nifong and his staff will only encourage such actions.
But, since a Judge is a mature form of Lawyer and a Lawyer is a juvenile form of Judge (to describe the current Judicial Incestuous Relationships correctly) I don’t have much hope of this happening.