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.
That is all fine. However, it is a different organization from what was speculated upon.
Maybe you can cut a profit. When this is over your book can be called:
Lacrosse Mentality vs the Village Idiots,
A Pictorial Perspective
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1169523/
Durham Police Respond to Suspicious Package
Posted: 38 minutes ago
Updated: 1 minute ago
Durham Durham authorities are responding to a suspicious package with possible explosives on Broad Street near Duke University's East Campus.
The surrounding area, including the Hillcrest Convalescence Center, has been evacuated.
wednesdays poem
"blessed
(for jayne cortez)
by: the furious flower aka ebony noelle golden
commune mama with an earth undone back
stitch the corners rivers pulse her light
you are the glowing prayer palm oil
and pumpkin seed osun gathers our phoenix
savior slice open hollow seas salve down
the tomb wounds your epics are spit
glued mystic wings conjure us all home"
Oh, dear...oh, my dear -- by Ebony Noelle Golden, no less. Of course it is.
"Prosecutors don't prosecute without an underlying investigation, which is where the evidence to support the prosecution comes from." DUH. NSS.
How did that brainstorm pop into your noggin? This is IN SPITE of the fact that Nfong did NO investigation.
Reading comprehension is clearly not your strong suit.
Just heard Peter King asking for investigation.
Will be on Cavuto.
"Your argument is based around your state's rights penchant while you ignore the fact that NC has no law allowing for prosecution of Nifong for civil rights violations outside the civil suit arena."
Why don't you ask some of those who REALLY have a "states' rights penchant" about mine?
Since when has a knowledge and respect of the concept of "federalism" meant one is a states' righter? Laughable.
NC has laws which deal with unjust prosecutions but don't necessarily call them "civil rights" laws. The state has all the power necessary to deal with this. Federal involvement will not occur absent a PATTERN of violations of whites civil rights in any case. Your pretensions of legal expertise are amusing.
I never mentioned states' rights as being relevent to this case. Merely mentioning the FACT that there is a division of power between state and federal authorities and that the former will be exercised before any significant federal involvement apparently hit a hysterical nerve.
Hint: an isolated abuse of power against a group of accused does NOT rise to the level of a civil rights violation.
Exactly we even had people wondering if they could get a picture of the bathroom since the house was on the market.
http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/1169440/
NY Congressman Wants Probe of Duke Lacrosse Prosecutor
By DEVLIN BARRETT
Posted: Today at 1:33 p.m.
King says he wants to build up public support behind this investigation, so that Gonzales, et al, will know the American People are behind this investigation.
Well, I don't have much faith that the American People can sway the Feds anymore.
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Federal authorities NEVER get involved as long as the legal process is working its way through as it is in this case. Calling for involvement before this is done seems to have no concern for due process.
This is written in Dumbspeak, right? ebony noelle golden attempts at writing poetry are sure a great way to convey the absence of coherent thought: someone who cannot write and who has nothing to say.
http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/1169440/
NY Congressman Wants Probe of Duke Lacrosse Prosecutor
By DEVLIN BARRETT
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Good, it doesn't hurt to have someone else calling for an investigation.
I do not know how much good it will do.
I walked around that neighborhood months ago and came ->that<- close to bringing my camera and holding it up to every window for a picture.
Sorry WRAL but you have the story wrong. This is the third Congressman. I believe they are:
1. Johnson (R) of NC
2. McCarthy (D) of NY
3. King (R) of NY.
Congrats! ;)
This was published in Herald Suns Forum section on January 17, 2007.
Fast, loose, and mean in the blogosphere
by Orin Stran, Guest Columnist
I dont think Jezebella likes me. Starn is a consummate a-hole is the exact assessment of this anonymous message-board poster.
http://z9.invisionfree.com/LieStoppers_Board/index.php?showtopic=1631
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1698282/posts?page=376#376
ROTFLMAO!!!!
Too much of a wuss to battle Jezebelle face to face.
I have often thought I would pay money to get Cash or any asshole to FR to see how many rounds they would last against Jezebelle or Howlin.
No contest!!!
FR is the one they are afraid of.
You beat me too it. Unlike Stran, I wanted to check the facts and make sure it was indeed our own Jezebelle. The only A is in what she called him.
Guess he didn't check his facts. LOL
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