Jun 16, 2007 nifong says he agreed with the attorney generals decision to drop the case. Aug 30, 2016 the spotlight of injustice in the criminal system is back on durham county, n. New dna evidence showed that sperm from another man was found in one of the victims. Durham county district attorney mike nifong answers questions while testifying during his north carolina state bar trial in raleigh, n. Telling victim from villain at duke the new york times. The duke lacrosse case, after all, was remarkable for, among other things, its enormous complexity. But since i spent saturday knocking on professors doors, i only had one day, sunday, to find hima lot of pressure. How the board of trustees and the administration at duke university were so concerned about the image of the school that they decided to come down hard on the lacrosse team regardless of the validity of the case.
He does his best to stay out of the spotlight now and only rarely will participate with any local legal function. New book on mike nifong and the duke lacrosse case unc. But his thoughts are about to land in bookstores, at length and virtually. Now, years after the fact, theres a new book about it. Apr 16, 2014 the most striking thing about william d. Another scientist on meehan the duke faculty appears to have been nonplussed by dr. Duke rape case news stories about duke rape case page.
Former durham district attorney mike nifong has held his tongue since his career imploded in the duke lacrosse case. Nifong was also eager to tell mangums story, repeatedly failing to use important qualifiers like we believe the evidence will show. When durham district attorney mike nifong recused himself from the duke lacrosse case and was replaced by a special prosecutor saturday, it was the culmination of months of questions about the d. As documented in a new book written by national journal columnist stuart taylor and history professor kc johnson, nifong not only consciously ignored exculpatory evidence that should have prevented such a miscarriage of justice from ever proceeding, but also pressed forward with false charges by intentionally and continually stacking the legal.
At an ethics trial for mike nifong, one of the accused duke lacrosse players, reade seligmann, gave duration. Mike nifong dropped rape charges against three members of the duke university lacrosse team, but they still faced kidnapping and sexual offense charges in the case. Eight years later, accusers of duke lacrosse players still. The spotlight of injustice in the criminal system is back on durham county, n. Dec 29, 2016 nifong was also eager to tell mangums story, repeatedly failing to use important qualifiers like we believe the evidence will show. North carolina attorney general roy cooper adamantly exonerated the accused lacrosse players while excoriating nifong and his office. The new trial was scheduled to begin on may 8, 2017. Mike pressler was the head coach of the duke lacrosse team. Brian meehan affirming under oath that he and mike nifong entered into an agreement to intentionally withhold exculpatory evidence to the defense. But his thoughts are about to land in bookstores, at length and virtually unchallenged. In the book, nifong speaks at length about critical junctures in.
I dont know what nifong is doing now, except hoping he does not get prosecuted over his actions in other cases. He registered as a conscientious objector and participated in antiwar protests during the vietnam war. Disbarred duke lacrosse prosecutor mike nifong is back, along. Most of the new content in the book comes from cohan s interviews with nifong. I didnt mean to by david lat this is what youd to say your mom when you were five years old, and.
May 02, 2014 the author has reciprocated the sentiment. New book on mike nifong and the duke lacrosse case. Don yaeger is a former associate editor for sports illustrated. Did justice or politics drive arrests in duke lacrosse. After eight years, peterson was granted a new trial after the judge ruled a critical prosecution witness gave misleading testimony. Using the mike nifong disciplinary case in north carolina as a focal point, the author examines the disciplinary rules pertaining to public speech by attorneys during the pendency of an adjudicatory proceeding. Jun 15, 2008 mike nifong on the other side of the bench former district attorney mike nifong pleaded innocent to a criminal contempt of court charge in durham, n. Jun 16, 2007 mike nifong, the district attorney of durham county, n. After working as a teacher and social worker, nifong returned to unc in 1975 and earned a j.
Duke lacrosse prosecutor disbarred for ethics violations. This was the main point i tried to convey in the price of silence, my book. Cohan, whose reporting and writing have been hailed as gripping the new york times, authoritative the washington post, and seductively engrossing chicago tribune, presents a stunning new account of the duke lacrosse team scandal that reveals the pressures faced by americas elite colleges. William cohan on the duke lacrosse scandal, how the school. New book on mike nifong and the duke lacrosse case posted on apr. The author argues that in light of the supreme courts 2002 decision in republican party of minnesota v. The author scores interviews with some major players in the scandal, including mike nifong, the district attorney who secured indictments against the players, and crystal mangum, the dancer whose. A disciplinary panel is still deciding whether nifong can continue to practice law in the state. Jul 05, 2007 mike nifong was the district attorney in durham, n. Relying on a mixture of interviews with nifong and previously available material, cohan portrays nifong as a courageous prosecutor who tackled a difficult case as best he could, even as many of his key advisers let him down at critical. In new book, former durham da mike nifong speaks about. In new book, former durham da mike nifong speaks about duke.
Yet, a new book shows that the shameless proponents of the witch hunt wont let go of the lie. The attempted rehabilitation of mike nifong washington post. New book on duke lacrosse scandal of 2006 digs up new. Jackson scholarship, graduating phi beta kappa with an a. Nifong makes remarkable claims that the author clearly sympathetic, if not besotted fails to challenge or test. Durham disgrace mike nifong resurfaces duke basketball report. He also went to jail for life without the possibility of parole 16 years ago, a result of being convicted of the 2001 murder of his wife, kathleen peterson. District attorney mike nifong will be disbarred for his disastrous prosecution of three duke university lacrosse players falsely accused of rape, a disciplinary committee decided. In a recent interview, he said with some passion that of all the characters in the drama, i certainly feel sorry for mike nifong, the prosecutor. Mike nifong s disbarment is a stunning fall from the height of his power. Duke lacrosse prosecutor nifong disbarred the denver post.
New book on mike nifong and the duke lacrosse casenorth. As a criminal lawyer, durham resident, and duke alumnus, i followed the duke lacrosse case with more than a casual interest. Using immorality to examine differences in ethical theory in 2006, mike nifong chose to prosecute three college students for a crime he knew they did not commit. Fortysix players sat in theaterstyle chairs, all eyes riveted forward. The newspaper then challenges one of nifongs claim, namely, his suggestion that attorney general roy cooper s decision to declare the defendants innocent was without the support. Mike nifong accused of misconduct in another durham case. What is new is nifong speaking for the first time about the case. Michael iver peterson born october 23, 1943 is an american novelist who was convicted in 2003 of murdering his second wife, kathleen peterson, on december 9, 2001.
After working as a teacher and social worker, nifong returned. When mike nifong reported to jail friday to serve a 24hour sentence in durham, n. Very few of them the lax players and the novelist mike. Nifong had many chances to escape this fate, yet he never chose to do. Indeed, the price of silence makes sense only if readers go along with cohan in assuming that nifong, a convicted liar, is an honest man who can guide outsiders through the facts of the case. How district attorney mike nifong blatantly manipulated the duke lacrosse rape case to get the upper hand against his political opponent. New book on mike nifong and the duke lacrosse case published for nc criminal law on april 09, 2014. Sep 03, 2016 durham disgrace mike nifong resurfaces. Disbarred duke lacrosse prosecutor mike nifong is back, along with more misconduct allegations. Sep 12, 2018 michael peterson michael iver peterson mike to his friends is a 74yearold novelist and decorated military veteran who once ran for mayor of durham, north carolina. Jun 12, 2007 he is the author of seven books and coauthor of the new york timesbestseller under the tarnished dome and the critically acclaimed pros and cons. December 29, 2006 the state bar of north carolina filed ethics charges against durham district attorney mike nifong for making misleading and inflammatory statements to the press. Disbarred duke lacrosse prosecutor mike nifong is back.
The bestselling, highly successful authors 621page the. He attended the university of north carolina at chapel hill on a herbert w. The bestselling investigative journalist speaks on the polarizing reaction to his new book. Jul 29, 2007 soon after prosecutor michael nifong was disbarred by the north carolina bar association, the national district attorneys association issued its take on the case. Nifong, the durham county district attorney who has led the prosecution of rape accusations against members of the duke university mens lacrosse team, narrowly. In his new book, the price of silence, the vanity fair writer william d. Other than that, ill leave his private life private. New book on mike nifong and the duke lacrosse case posted on april 9, 2014 by jeff welty 2 comments as a criminal lawyer, durham resident, and duke alumnus, i followed the duke lacrosse case with more than a casual interest. Documenting the duke rush to judgment when three duke lacrosse players were wrongfully indicted for raping a black stripper in 2006, there was a stampede by the media, members of duke faculty and.
He is the author of seven books and coauthor of the new york times bestseller under the tarnished dome and the critically acclaimed pros and cons. Nifong, the disbarred district attorney of durham county, n. By duff wilson judge says he will suspend durham prosecutor. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them.
Where is disbarred da mike nifong today duke lacross fiasco. Cohans revisionist, guiltimplying new book on the duke lacrosse rape fraud is whats not in it. What the duke lacrosse case has taught us chicago tribune. Nifongs actions are inexplicable only if you assume that his purpose was to get at the truth about what actually happened at the party where the stripper claimed to have been raped. Prosecutor in duke case wins election the new york times. Mar 24, 2016 a lifelong resident of north carolina, district attorney mike nifong was born in wilmington, where he graduated from new hanover high school. Under his leadership the team won three atlantic coast conference championships,ten ncaa tournament. Mike pressler walked into the bottomfloor meeting room of the murray building and, as he had done hundreds of times over a sixteenyear career at duke university, prepared to address his mens lacrosse team. The author, william cohan, is a duke graduate and former investment banker who has written several wellreceived books about wall street. Remembering and misremembering the duke lacrosse case.
Mike nifong, the prosecutor who led the nowdiscredited duke lacrosse rape case, walked into jail to serve a 24hour contempt sentence friday, soon after it was revealed that the. District attorney resigns at misconduct trial former north carolina district attorney mike nifong on friday said he maybe got carried away a little bit in his statements during the. Using immorality to examine differences in ethical theory the prosectutal career of mike nifong. Early tuesday morning, two 20yearold, white members of the duke university lacrosse team were arrested for the rape and kidnapping of a black woman who was hired to strip at a party on march. In this respect, the timing of the book, published on april 8, was particularly unfortunate. Eventually, nifong lost his job and his law license. Most of the new content in the book comes from cohans interviews with nifong.
Such analysis, however, might have distracted from the book s emphasis on rehabilitating nifong s reputation. Superior court judge orlando hudson ordered a new trial in the case in may 2014, ruling that nifong and a police detective withheld evidence suggesting that doris washington was raped and killed. Duke lacrosse team rape case, legal ethics, michael nifong. I covered the story for newsweek and some of my reporting is cited in mr.
The case touched nerves of race, class and privilege, fueled by mr. The news and observer reports here that the book is based largely on the authors interviews with former durham district attorney mike nifong, whose perspective on the case is presented at length and virtually unchallenged. Did justice or politics drive arrests in duke lacrosse case. The durham da had done our show the first week the story broke, but had been dodging us ever since, ignoring our questions and invitations. Apr 25, 2007 nifong was a big fish and i wanted to catch him. Duke rape case find news stories, facts, pictures and video about duke rape case page 1 newser. The three students were david evans, collin finnerty, and reade seligmann. Mar 29, 2014 the case made international headlines and generated a new slang verb. I spoke with him briefly at a judicial retirement ceremony about 2 weeks ago. Durham disgrace mike nifong resurfaces duke basketball. In a frontpage story run by the new york times on march 29, 2006 just 15 days after mangums complaint nifong stated that ganglike rape activity had occurred by three people who went into the bathroom with the young lady. How the media again failed on the duke lacrosse story. Former duke lacrosse prosecutor mike nifong never read a report about dna evidence in the case before giving it to defense attorneys and, therefore, did not intentionally lie to the court last.
Apr 21, 2014 what is new is nifong speaking for the first time about the case. The daily beast boils down the best parts of a massive new book on the case. In new book, former durham da mike nifong speaks about duke lacrosse case. Even before dna evidence had been analyzed, nifong launched a weeklong media blitzkrieg. Their arrest is the culmination of extraordinary efforts by durham district attorney mike nifong. Feb 17, 2011 mike nifong is still in the area and not in jail. The juiciest bits from a new book on the duke lacrosse scandal. Nifong was born in wilmington, north carolina, and graduated phi beta kappa from the university of north carolina at chapel hill unc in 1971 with a degree in political science.
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