[Traveler59]

Thank God AG Cooper had the chutzpah to declare them innocent, which was an incredible declaration!

To pick a nit, the Attorney General declared that no crime had been committed. I've used this against several liberal back-bench lawyer-wanna-bees that complain about the "AG declaring them innocent without a jury hearing".

[FamiliarFace]

You may be right, but I definitely heard Cooper say that the three were innocent. As soon as he proclaimed it, there were gasps from those gathered.

[jiggyboy]

How often does that happen, not “not guilty”, not “innocent”, but “no crime in the first place?” Especially in a case of this seriousness and publicity. Rare? Rare-squared? Off the graph? Never heard of it?

[Locomotive Breath]

N.C. attorney general: Duke players 'innocent'

The result of our review and investigation shows clearly that there is insufficient evidence to proceed on any of the charges. Today we are filing notices of dismissal for all charges against Reade Seligmann, Collin Finnerty, and David Evans. The result is that these cases are over, and no more criminal proceedings will occur.

We believe that these cases were the result of a tragic rush to accuse and a failure to verify serious allegations. Based on the significant inconsistencies between the evidence and the various accounts given by the accusing witness, we believe these three individuals are innocent of these charges.