Friday, June 15, 2007
The Lawyer Equivalent of 'No Mas'
Soon to be disbarred lawyer Mike Nifong announced from the witness stand in his ethics hearing before a panel of the North Carolina Bar Association, that he would resign from his post as Durham DA, where he dealt DAs everywhere a setback and did Justice itself a bad turn in his rogue prosecution of patently innocent men, the Duke Lacrosse Three. What a wussie!
Money quote from the New York Times story: Joe Cheshire, a lawyer for one of the Duke defendants, said afterward “I believe it’s a cynical, political attempt to save his law license. His apology is far too late.”
We all think that, Joe.
The story was covered by Nifong apologist Duff Wilson, who appeared to believe in the case when all other rational folks had seen through the lies. Here's an interesting juxtaposition. In paragraph 6 there is this: [Nifong]said that some mistakes made in the case, including mishandling evidence and not turning favorable DNA tests over to defense lawyers, were based on his inexperience in handling felony cases and oversight. He said he had not handled a felony case since 1999...(Emphasis added). It is not until the penultimate paragraph that there is this tidbit: Mr. Nifong, 56, is a 29-year veteran of the district attorney’s office. (Emphasis added). Who's still trying to pull the wool over his readers' eyes? Who's still lying to try to save his law license?
By the way, Nifong handled a DNA based rape case in 2000. Oopsie.
UPDATE: Nifong still claims he believes that "something happened in that bathroom" that night. Just incredible.
Money quote from the New York Times story: Joe Cheshire, a lawyer for one of the Duke defendants, said afterward “I believe it’s a cynical, political attempt to save his law license. His apology is far too late.”
We all think that, Joe.
The story was covered by Nifong apologist Duff Wilson, who appeared to believe in the case when all other rational folks had seen through the lies. Here's an interesting juxtaposition. In paragraph 6 there is this: [Nifong]said that some mistakes made in the case, including mishandling evidence and not turning favorable DNA tests over to defense lawyers, were based on his inexperience in handling felony cases and oversight. He said he had not handled a felony case since 1999...(Emphasis added). It is not until the penultimate paragraph that there is this tidbit: Mr. Nifong, 56, is a 29-year veteran of the district attorney’s office. (Emphasis added). Who's still trying to pull the wool over his readers' eyes? Who's still lying to try to save his law license?
By the way, Nifong handled a DNA based rape case in 2000. Oopsie.
UPDATE: Nifong still claims he believes that "something happened in that bathroom" that night. Just incredible.
Labels: Mike Nifong; Duke Lacrosse fiasco
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 11:01 PM 
