Posted on 12/13/2006 1:36:38 PM PST by Howlin
A private laboratory hired by the prosecution in the Duke lacrosse case failed to report that it found DNA from multiple males in the accuser's body and underwear, according to a defense motion filed today. The lab, DNA Security of Burlington, found that the DNA did not match the three defendants, their lacrosse teammates or anyone else who submitted their DNA to police, including the accuser's boyfriend.
The new evidence emerged in thousands of documents handed over to the defense in October.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsobserver.com ...
I'm not sure what discretion the prosecutor has in a case like that. I'm really not, so I'm just throwing out his possible reasons -- not that I believe he is a noble human being.
Interesting that Meehan's DNA is included in a contaminated sample. So, is Nifong's also?? Gottlieb?
"Per FNC: defense has asked for paternity tests to be made."
1. My clients have NOTHING to fear asking for a paternity test. They know the did rape her.
2. We can establish that the Accuser had sexual relations with at least one other person, i.e. she had a baby.
Can anyone actually point to anything beside the accusers statement that would implicate the lacrosse players.
Nifong's case is:
1. She was in the house. The boys admit that, since they hired her to dance.
2. She said she was raped.
3. They found one of her fake fingernails.
From what I have heard of this case, every statement she has made can be impeached by other statements she had given, and every piece of forensic evidence, including the photos, ALL rebutt her testimony.
She picked the wrong families; these people are players and they are going to prove their sons INNOCENT, not just not guilty.
Exactly.
Settle what? You can not settle criminal charges. Bribing a witness is a crime. Nifong was not about to let his ticket to reelection be settled.
"District Attorney Mike Nifong told a judge during today's Duke lacrosse case hearing that he was unaware of DNA that did not match the accused lacrosse players until this week, when defense lawyers included the information in a motion."
WHAT!!!!! I think I'm going to puke, excuse me, be sick. Okay, now I'm stunned. Oh, Jesus, I can't believe this, if true. I'm overwhelmed, can't take it. I'll check back later tonight. I can't take this. Hot flashes and all, I can't take it.
That's just fundamentally erroneous thinking: they were ALL alrady named in court documents AND on the internet.
"Mr. Nifong specifically wanted us to say if the reference specimens matched any of the evidence. That's what we gave him."
Exculpatory evidence be damned.
WHAT??????????????????
That be stuned. ;o)
There it is; proof.
edit 903....
They know they did NOT rape her.
That's the October document dump.
It's a WTF moment.
What is the penalty for LYING to the judge? Nifong just did when he told the judge he did not know UNTIL THIS WEEK that there was no players' DNA found.
Oh, honey, you get a call one evening that says for money, I'll drop the charges. In our case, that's when the D.A. told our son's accuser that she'd better get her own lawyer, because the D.A. didn't work for her. Then, the D.A. put the case on the backburner for 2 years and our son was in limbo -- no job, no school, just limbo. Don't tell me that people don't settle and D.A.'s have no case to go forward with. Dream on.
READ THE NEWS ARTICLES:
"Mr. Nifong specifically wanted us to say if the reference specimens matched any of the evidence. That's what we gave him."
Nifong is throwing the DNA lab under the bus. There are no recordings, so he'll claim the Lab screwed up.
It gives him several "outs".
It's a lie; in the face of a man sitting on a witness stand saying he told Nifong, Nifong says he didn't know?
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