Posted on 04/12/2007 1:00:49 PM PDT by GOPRaleigh
Nifong Issues Apology to Ex-Lacrosse Players
Posted: 2 minutes ago
Durham — The local prosecutor who charged three Duke lacrosse players with raping a stripper apologized Thursday, acknowledging the decision of state prosecutors to dismiss all charges against them was correct.
"To the extent that I made judgments that ultimately proved to be incorrect, I apologize to the three students that were wrongly accused," Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong said in a statement.
I agreed exactly with your take, GW, the moment I read this.
Not only is this not an apology, it is a rationalization/justification of his actions. He says, "I made judgments."
"Not my fault, yer honor, I was just callin' 'em best I could...best judgment I could muster at the time..."
The AG is simply doing his job. Don't be so cynical.
No, first it is up to the prosecutor to make a determination that the defendant can actually be convicted beyond a reasonable doubt. If the prosecutor does not believe it, it will never go to a jury because it will never go to trial.
Nobody elected ladyjane as prosecutor. It's not your call. The prosecutor has an ethical duty only to bring to trial those cases that they believe they can win because there is sufficient evidence to convict the defendant beyond a reasonable doubt.
The AG seems to think he cannot do so. I'm not sure that it is the AG's call. Technically, until the AG asserts a conflict of interest, the ball is back in the Durham county prosecutor's office. Technically at this point it is (amazingly enough) Nifong's call until he either recuses himself, the court recuses his office, the AG asserts jurisdiction or he is removed from office.
“Stuff the apologies Nifong. Get out the check book, the deed to your home and the car title. The parents of these young men will make you pay dearly for what you did.”
Michael B. Nifong took out a $106,500 Deed of Trust to the State Employees Credit Union on February 27th, 2007, per the Durham County Register of Deeds:
http://rodweb.co.durham.nc.us/imgcache/opr2007008451-1-15.pdf
I doubt there’s two Michael B. Nifongs working for the State of NC in Durham, NC. I bet this is what he’s using to pay his attorney. There won’t be much left for anyone in a lawsuit. I would have thought he’d Quit Claimed his interest in the family residence to his wife by this time.
He will probably try to blame it all on the accuser.
Is that saying he mortgaged his house or what?
Thats exactly what it says.
Since I doubt Nifong will be able to repay that loan, I wonder where he'll be moving to?
Yeah, I guess he himself won't need his present house, since he's moving to the "Big" one, but his family probably won't be too happy.
“I dropped my dolly in the dirt
I asked my dolly if it hurt
But all my dolly had to say is
WAH! WAH! WAH!”
CRYSTAL GAIL MAGNUM thought she would get away with those drunken/drugged out lies that could have destroyed those young men. I really don’t care how she ‘feels’ right about now...let her go on Jerry Springer and complain about how she’s been treated! Puleeze.
Now, now—his name will live in infamy! You know how sci-fi shows us made up words to take the place of the ‘f-bomb’?
Well, the new word will be ‘nifong’! As in, “What the nifong?!”, “Don’t nifong with me, you mother-nifong!” and “Sharpton and Jackson nifonged Don Imus into losing his jobs!”.
/sarc
But that can’t stop the boys from suing her for libel/slander/whatever, right?
us=use
You can bet the family’s last cow - that Nifong is hearing footsteps and feeling hot breath on his neck...
There is one mother of the accused, who is STILL not finished with him....
I sure wish someone could remember WHICH mother it was that PROMISED on television - Nifong would regret his actions for the rest of his life...
It was CLEAR, she MEANT it..and she has the cash and lawyers to follow through on her promise.
I respected her IMMEDIATELY..
Semper Fi
Excellent words.
“Those kids are right. If this can happen to three people whose families can afford a combined 7 figure criminal defense lawyer bill, imagine how many people without these resources are sitting in jail as a result of similar prosecutorial tactics. It is frightening.
“
You can bet that ol’ Nifong has railroaded many in cases where the defendant couldn’t afford a good lawyer and the case wasn’t in the spotlight.
Does anyone know what the punishment for a false accusation is in NC? My understanding was that it was a misdemeanor. Even if the accuser was charged , she wouldn't serve time, just a fine.
Quite a lady, and she has the financial means to deliver on her promise threat.
Semper Fi
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