Friday, July 13, 2007
Nifong Disbarred........That's a start !
I hope each of the accused players sues the crap out of this bastard.
N.C. bar issues order disbarring Nifong
The Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. --The North Carolina State Bar on Thursday issued a formal order disbarring former district attorney Mike Nifong for his handling of the now-discredited Duke lacrosse rape case.
Nifong must surrender his law license to the bar no later than 30 days from when he is served with the order. He also must pay costs associated with his June ethics trial.
A disciplinary hearing committee decided to disbar Nifong after finding he had committed at least two dozen violations of the state's rules of professional conduct. The violations included lying to the court and withholding DNA evidence that showed genetic material from several males - though none from a Duke lacrosse player - had been found on the accuser.
The accuser had told police she was attacked by three men at a March 2006 lacrosse team party where she was hired to perform as a stripper.
Nifong secured indictments for rape, kidnapping and sexual offense against three lacrosse team members, but the rape charges were dropped in December after the accuser changed a key detail of her story, and state prosecutors who later took over the case at Nifong's request dropped the remaining charges in April.
North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper called the three players who had been charged innocent victims of a "tragic rush to accuse."
Nifong resigned as Durham County district attorney last month.
Roger, isn't there a crime here, in what he did ?
N.C. bar issues order disbarring Nifong
The Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. --The North Carolina State Bar on Thursday issued a formal order disbarring former district attorney Mike Nifong for his handling of the now-discredited Duke lacrosse rape case.
Nifong must surrender his law license to the bar no later than 30 days from when he is served with the order. He also must pay costs associated with his June ethics trial.
A disciplinary hearing committee decided to disbar Nifong after finding he had committed at least two dozen violations of the state's rules of professional conduct. The violations included lying to the court and withholding DNA evidence that showed genetic material from several males - though none from a Duke lacrosse player - had been found on the accuser.
The accuser had told police she was attacked by three men at a March 2006 lacrosse team party where she was hired to perform as a stripper.
Nifong secured indictments for rape, kidnapping and sexual offense against three lacrosse team members, but the rape charges were dropped in December after the accuser changed a key detail of her story, and state prosecutors who later took over the case at Nifong's request dropped the remaining charges in April.
North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper called the three players who had been charged innocent victims of a "tragic rush to accuse."
Nifong resigned as Durham County district attorney last month.
Roger, isn't there a crime here, in what he did ?
# posted by Mark Dunn @ 7:24 AM 
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Not that I can tell. We lawyers are supposed to be better than just legal--we're supposed to be trustworthy--ethical--which is why we have ethics duties and standards, which, if you violate them like Nifong did, disbar you and you don't get to be a lawyer anymore.
I don't of course know N.C. law, but under Colorado law, he'd be untouchable, I believe. In fact, he'd be immune from civil prosecution as well (which I believe is a good thing--as long as we have ethical prosecutors).
I don't of course know N.C. law, but under Colorado law, he'd be untouchable, I believe. In fact, he'd be immune from civil prosecution as well (which I believe is a good thing--as long as we have ethical prosecutors).
Indeed, but we here in a state with much less than 10 million, do weed out guys who can't or wont conform to ethical requirements, at a rate of about 4 or 5 per month. So the ethical things we are supposed to do are not completely wink wink nudge nudge. Or so Mike Nifong has learned.
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