Posted on 01/16/2007 10:03:31 AM PST by freespirited
This week Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong could be slapped with more charges related to his handling of the Duke Lacrosse case.
This week the State Bar Council will be holding its quarterly meetings in Raleigh. During this time, the agency could add ethics charges against the Durham district attorney.
Nifong recused himself from the Duke Lacrosse case shortly after the state bar filed an ethics complaint against him last month. He's accused of misconduct for statements he made to the media last spring.
In a letter obtained by Eyewitness News, defense attorney, Joe Cheshire requested to meet with Nifong in March about the statements.
"I do not understand why you will reportedly speak to the media in such certain, condemning terms before all the evidence is in, but you will not have the courtesy to meet or even speak with a representative of someone you have publicly condemned," Cheshire stated in the letter.
Nifong could also face additional charges for withholding DNA evidence that was favorable to the accused players. Evidence that is now in the hands of the state's Attorney General.
"We accept these cases with our eyes wide open to the evidence, but with blinders on for all other distractions," Roy Cooper said.
The State Bar Council meets today.
The council will decide this spring if his public comments about the case were a violation of the professional rules of conduct. Nifong's ethics meeting is scheduled for May.
No Federal Probe
The U.S. Attorney General's office has responded to Congressman Walter Jones' request for a federal probe of the Duke Lacrosse Case.
In a letter delivered Thursday, Alberto Gonzales' office wrote that it would be, "Premature to initiate a federal investigation pending a criminal trial."
This means the Attorney General will not be getting involved in the case at this time.
It sure looks like this could be a case of malicious prosecution.
The use of DNA evidence by some prosecutors in this country really concerns me. DNA evidence is so specific and powerful that you know eventually a crooked DA is going to plant someone's blood sample in the evidence to get an easy conviction. There's a good way to stop that kind of misconduct which should be implemented now: Test all the evidence and seal the results before taking DNA samples from suspects. Then give the sealed results to the judge and a sealed copy to defense attorneys. Bring the DNA expert into court to compare DNA tests from evidence with DNA tests from samples obtained from suspects, before anyone is arrested.
IMO, police and prosecutors are starting to get out of control with these powerful scientific methods and new procedures are needed to protect defendants.
My bet: Zahn is going to trill to the song of what a wonderful place Durham is, and how shabbily it's being treated... Something like that.. Something very predictable from a liberal. It's resonating with something else I heard earlier today. :)
Did she actually say "rare"? lol.
I am recording it-family asks too many questions and I end up swearing. "Damn it, why didn't you pay attention!"
Good, I'm not much for transcription-
First segment- Lawyer Bill Thomas-
concise statement- this is a case of a
false accusation and nothing else, based
on all the evidence.
Zahn is determined to make this a 'race' case.
Mayor Bell
Tony McDevitt
Cash Michaels ! ! !
Seyward Darby - The Chronicle
Campus Echo Editor
Cash-- on the live panel.-- we want a trial ! !
-snip-
[Burness] For all of these reasons, I never reported it to anyone---either in my office or in the administration. It was in some notes I took but never went further than that. That may be difficult for you to believe, but it's the God's honest truth."
-end excerpt-
You reported it to Karla Holloway, idiot!
I can only surmise it may be "Tabitha" back in disguise? lol. ("How Dare you Abort a poster's thread-highjack opinions!"
Pardon my error, Verloona Ti.
Wonder why?
Burness has lied.
Quick cut to commercials--
The train is coming through downtown- it's LOUD.
Take it to another thread.
The Campus Echo Editor doesn't know how to talk to people of the white persuasion. Nothing he said made sense.
Rehash of Media storm- quite a blend.
Need the Narrative to go National.
Made for Cable, internet- etc.
New panel- three academic types--
Kristal Zook- Essence mag.
Gail Dines- Soc. Prof.
Rev. Peterson--
nasty stuff---
Double standard in America,
white people don't have a chance
----Peterson, of BOND.
If so, I wonder how much he already knew about CGM's rep during that period of time. Think Kristianna Bennet would tell him? Hardly. She would, IME.
They should put this woman in jail-
Peterson---
Jeffrey Toobin up next and Jakki !!!!
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