[Verloona Ti]

I do agree with you-it would be the best of all possible scenarios if the Duke 3 were found innocent in a court of law of all charges. But (to paraphrase Thomas Sowell) all Nifong needs is one juror with a racial score to settle. Or a feminist woman who firmly believes "No woman ever lies about being raped!" and holds that belief with such fervor no evidence will change her thinking. Or just a juror who thinks finding the boys guilty , perhaps of one lesser charge, would head off any post-trial riots ....

[Paladin2]

Note that juries don't return innocent verdicts, only go as far as not guilty. Big difference. The guys still have an arrest record.