Comments on: Durham County D.A. “Mistakes” Lead to Dismissals, Appeals http://www.mynorthcarolinadefenselawyer.com/2011/09/durham-county-da/ North Carolina Criminal Defense Lawyers Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:30:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Chavez http://www.mynorthcarolinadefenselawyer.com/2011/09/durham-county-da/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Chavez Thu, 15 Sep 2011 04:30:26 +0000 http://www.mynorthcarolinadefenselawyer.com/?p=214#comment-158 It's difficult to believe that every ADA in the Durham DA's office was unaware of the extent to which Nifong was violating the civil rights of the falsely accused lacrosse defendants; and it was their ethical duty to report such wrongdoing. None did. The present DA, Tracey Cline, was to have been second chair for the lacrosse prosecution; it is similarly difficult to believe that she knew nothing about the wrongdoing in the case. It’s difficult to believe that every ADA in the Durham DA’s office was unaware of the extent to which Nifong was violating the civil rights of the falsely accused lacrosse defendants; and it was their ethical duty to report such wrongdoing.

None did.

The present DA, Tracey Cline, was to have been second chair for the lacrosse prosecution; it is similarly difficult to believe that she knew nothing about the wrongdoing in the case.

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