If this case is reassigned, the new DA won't have any more evidence than Nifong did. I think Nifong has painted himself into a corner with no way out.
Then all charges will be dropped. This looks like exactly what will happen. It's the best outcome even for Nifong. In fact, it is so good, that I suspect it is a setup. Nifong can even claim he could have won the case, and that political backroom maneuvering in the bar association, this North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys, and others, squeezed him out of a winnable case just to gain favor with the white, racist, power structure. This is just so neat - this has got to be the way it will end.
It's a setup or Nifong played it real cute knowing this kind of thing would happen - the Bar and now this group putting pressure on him to recuse himself. Reminds me of an old episode of I think it was called the Defenders on TV where a judge knows a black defendant is being railroaded and doesn't want to go along, but can't go head to head against all the good ole boys at the club, so makes such outrageously racist comments in court that he guarantees a retrial on appeal.
True. But it'll be a lot easier for another prosecutor to drop the case and walk away. It's easier to drop a mess you've inherited than to drop a mess you've made. Or, to use an analogy that might work better, it's a lot easier to pass on a crappy meal you're served than a crappy meal you cooked.,
I think Nifong has painted himself into a corner with no way out.
To say the least. The kindest read on this is that Nifong wagered his credibility on the wrong pony. The most charitable interpretation is that he was blind to the many faults in his so-called case; the less friendly, and more plausible, interpretation is that he willfully ignored the shortcomings in his case for short-term political gain.
I doubt that there's another prosecutor in America that would bother to continue to press the case. The remaining charges would almost certainly be dropped in short order.