He served as the district attorney for durham county, north carolina until he was removed, disbarred and jailed following court findings concerning his conduct in the duke lacrosse case, primarily his conspiring with the dna lab director to withhold exculpatory dna evidence that could have acquitted the. Remembering and misremembering the duke lacrosse case. Superior court judge orlando hudson ordered a new trial in the case in may 2014, ruling that nifong. How the media again failed on the duke lacrosse story. What is new is nifong speaking for the first time about the case. Posted on april 9, 2014 by jeff welty 2 comments, search.
I dont know what nifong is doing now, except hoping he does not get prosecuted over his actions in other cases. The ethics charges against district attorney mike nifong. The newspaper then challenges one of nifongs claim, namely, his suggestion that attorney general roy coopers. Nifong, including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times. Responding to the fallout from the poorly supported rape charges nifong filed last spring against three former duke lacrosse players, gov. The duke lacrosse scandal, the power of the elite, and the corruption of our great universities is a nonfiction book about the duke lacrosse case by william d. The newspaper then challenges one of nifong s claim, namely, his suggestion that attorney general roy coopers.
In new book, former durham da mike nifong speaks about duke. Mike nifong news stories about mike nifong page 1 newser. The attempted rehabilitation of mike nifong the washington post. Disbarred duke lacrosse prosecutor mike nifong is back. Cohan to write an authoritative new book about the duke lacrosse scandal, which erupted in 2006 after an offcampus party where three. The spotlight of injustice in the criminal system is back on durham county, n. Mike nifong accused of misconduct in another durham case. Michael byron nifong born september 14, 1950 is a disbarred north carolina attorney. Join facebook to connect with mike nifong and others you may know. Duke accuser restates claims in new book associated press. But as the new york daily news put it, for those who do want to dig back in, this book presents an opportunity to do so. Mike nifong did what prosecutors almost always do when a complainant comes to them alleging a sexual assault.
Mike nifong when he asked the feds to investigate nifong for misconduct. North carolina criminal law at the school of government with the university of north carolina at chapel hill. That is the evidence, i have to say, one of the pieces of evidence that of course mike nifong had that others did not have. Former new york times public editor daniel okrent wrote, it the case conformed too well to too many preconceived notions. But his thoughts are about to land in bookstores, at length and virtually. The juiciest bits from a new book on the duke lacrosse scandal. In the book, nifong speaks at length about critical junctures in the case. Amanda barrett, the chicago suntimes in their vivid, at times chilling account, the authors are contemptuous of prosecutor mike nifong, whom the north carolina legal establishment disbarred for. Durham district attorney mike nifong told a judge that every member of the duke university lacrosse team is a potential witness in the rape case, which is why he wanted access to their student id card records and their home addresses. Book takes closer look at duke lacrosse rape case pbs.
Crystal mangum, the mentally unbalanced rape complainant and now. After reading the book, though, you will feel disgusted, if not outraged. A lifelong resident of north carolina, district attorney mike nifong was born in wilmington, where he graduated from new hanover high school. To learn more about what data we collect and your privacy options, see our.
Join facebook to connect with will nifong and others you may know. The author, william cohan, is a duke graduate and former investment banker who has written several wellreceived books about wall street. He is the author of seven books and coauthor of the new york timesbestseller under. Former durham district attorney mike nifong has held his tongue since his career imploded in the duke lacrosse case. The untold story of the duke lacrosse rape case and the lives it shattered yaeger, don, pressler, mike on. Disgraced and disbarred, mike nifong is now bankrupt. Salary, married, wedding, spouse, family michael byron mike nifong born september 14, 1950 is a former north carolina attorney. January 15disgraced and disbarred, mike nifong is now bankrupt. And he, of course, rightly or wrongly, believed that this nurse was a professional and had done a good job and the right job of examining crystal mangum on that night. The daily beast boils down the best parts of a massive new book on. The young men were subsequently indicted by a durham county grand jury after a police investigation and a nurses examination convinced mike nifong.
Disbarred duke lacrosse prosecutor mike nifong is back, along with. The untold story of the duke lacrosse rape case and the lives it shattered. They are mike nifong, the disbarred prosecutor and convicted liar. He was the district attorney for durham county, north carolina the states 14th prosecutorial district but was removed and disbarred due to court findings concerning his conduct in the 2006 duke. The former north carolina prosecutor, whose career imploded with. Former durham da speaks out in new book about duke. Missteps of last 10 months could end a nearly threedecadeslong career for mike nifong.
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. Telling victim from villain at duke the new york times. Journalists from the new york times to the local newspaper in durham seemed to view their central task as propping up nifongs case by any means necessary, lest a. 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.
Jackson scholarship, graduating phi beta kappa with an a. New book on mike nifong and the duke lacrosse case unc. New book on duke lacrosse scandal of 2006 digs up new. Urban dictionary and our advertising partners set cookies on your computer to improve our site and the advertisements you see. Mike nifong has been disbarred outside the beltway. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. New book on mike nifong and the duke lacrosse casenorth. Journalists from the new york times to the local newspaper in durham seemed to view their central task as propping up nifong s case by any means necessary, lest a false accusation contradict. Newser surrounded by a small crowd of supporters, exda mike nifong entered the durham county jail at 9 this morning to begin his 24hour sentence. William cohan on the duke lacrosse scandal, how the school.
The many ways in which the new book about the duke lacrosse. 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. Most of the new content in the book comes from cohans interviews with nifong. Cohans revisionist, guiltimplying new book on the duke lacrosse rape fraud is whats not in it. New dna evidence showed that sperm from another man was found in one of the victims. He attended the university of north carolina at chapel hill on a herbert w. Legal journalist stuart taylor discusses his new book, until proven innocent, which takes a deeper look at the controversy surrounding the duke university lacrosse team rape case. The woman who prosecutors determined falsely accused three duke lacrosse players of rape maintains in a. Mike easley recently called the district attorney his.
The bestselling investigative journalist speaks on the polarizing reaction to his new book. New book on mike nifong and the duke lacrosse case. The post new book on mike nifong and the duke lacrosse case appeared first on north carolina criminal law. Nifong is a pathologist in cambridge, massachusetts. Congressman walter jones is one of the first to turn up the heat on durham d. The 653page book mostly rehashes previous reporting.
Cohan allows the former prosecutors assertions to go unchallenged. The former north carolina prosecutor, whose career imploded with his botched. A number of parties, including district attorney mike nifong, lined up to. Durham disgrace mike nifong resurfaces duke basketball. At an ethics trial for mike nifong, one of the accused duke lacrosse players, reade seligmann, gave duration. In new book, former durham da mike nifong speaks about. Thats the question that drove bestselling author william d. He took his complainant at her word and went full speed ahead with a. Da of durham, north carolina and the lead prosecutor for the duke rape case fiasco has been disbarred and accepted disbarment according to k.
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