[Howlin]

From the article:

"In some ways, the judge is better able to assess Nifong's alleged misstatements and the withheld evidence," Metzloff said.

Ah, isn't this the same judge who sat there when Nifong stood in that courtroom and said that that day was the very first time he had heard Meehan's statements about the DNA?

I'm pretty sure it is, because Nifong came outside the courtroom and was ambushed by the press and changed his story because Meehan admitted it on the stand!

Let's not count on that.

[Verginius Rufus]

I think the judge who is now in charge of the case is not the same one who was initially running the courtroom, who had prior ties to Nifong.

The Bill of Rights is supposed to guarantee the right to a speedy trial...Nifong was contemptuous of that early on (he had to drag it out past the general election) and the judge let him get away with the long delays. That someone new has replaced Nifong may reduce the danger of wrongful convictions, but it could mean additional delays before the case is dropped.

This case has harmed the legal system as a whole--how many people can have faith in the legal system now?

[Alia]

Yes, Nifong did do a squirrely dance in front of this constituency pro-Nifong base: The bigotted MSM and the marxists who loved them both.