Posted on 06/15/2007 6:52:12 AM PDT by Brytani
I didn't see anything posted on this live testimony. Who's watching it and what are your thoughts?
He’s trying to mitigate perjury and obstruction of justice criminal charges.
He’s trying to stay out of jail. (IMHO)
I’m pretty sure they can’t put him in jail. That’s for the court to do.
Fox saying that family was huddled at break, rumors of a deal?
Why a deal? What would a deal entail?
I’m lost,lol.
After a criminal trial or a plea bargain, of course. Criminal charges have to be brought against him first. This is a proceeding about whether he can continue to practice law after all he has done to prove himself unworthy.
OK, just heard the tail end of a CNN report, “families are looking for criminal contempt charges”?
It doesn’t help him to admit that what he has done is worthy of disbarment — that’s a statement against his interests.
He probably has to sign a waiver of appeal for that to be valid. I don’t know the rules or law on that.
I’m as cynical as anyone, but a deal was not cut to keep him out of jail. The disciplinary committee has no authority to bind anyone to that deal. Only the NC attorney general could do that and he wouldn’t do that now.
Nifong is an idiot for doing this now after putting the families through another week of hell. This should have been done a long time ago.
Civil suits will be filed within the month. I can only hope the “victim” is prosecuted and goes to jail for the 90 years (30 years times 3) that she wanted the boys to serve.
I’ve got serious problems with my computer - I tried that link and my system crashed....
I also can’t get programs to recognize Java - I’ve gotta bribe a computer geek to come over and fix this thing...
I have no idea why a deal would be necessary, unless the state of NC decides not to prosecute him if he agrees to be disbarred and to waive his right of appeal.
This won’t effect civil cases, unless there is a deal with the families.
Weird that no lawyers are on TV speculating and explaining all of this, since they can talk ENDLESSLY about Paris Hilton.
Perhaps they're from other attorneys in his office who may have lots of problems if he gets disbarred. I wonder how many old cases will be reopened. Maybe they are from other Miss Mangums that he has (unfairly) served in the past.
Attempting to put in prison 3 white males for a crime they never would have committed isn’t as important as Hilton and her current jail-house meltdown.
Every Nifong assistant that worked on this case should be disbarred too, since they all had access to the DNA report and did nothing about it.
Maybe the families don’t want lying wh*re to be prosecuted because they want this to end. It is extremely stressful to be involved in a criminal trial — and the boys would be witnesses.
I didn’t think that the State AG was even involved with this, I thought this was simply administrative by the Bar Assoc?
Open mic.
Attorney said he almost jumped out of his chair yesterday when ... [didn’t hear what he said]
Other said ‘f*ing yeh’
Yeah, I know. But who knows what goes on behind the scenes? A NC government lawyer has to make the decision about whether to prosecute Nifong, after all.
Mine too and I don't think that my 4 year old computer has ever crashed.
Maybe Nifong is merely trying to control the situation. Instead of them telling him he is disbarred, he is telling them.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.