Duke Lacrosse team rapes a woman???

[Straybow]

Originally posted by Dis
Next time they will learn that women are evil, and don't associate with them. I learned that a long time ago. . Okay my best friend is a woman, but she's different- she wasn't born in the U.S. So maybe I'll revise that to all american women are evil.

Not evil, just psychotic.

[Dis]

but seriously. American women do seem to be greedier than women from the rest of the world. What's up with that? Or maybe americans in general are greedier than the rest of the world.

[Straybow]

You must not have met too many women from other countries. My roomie from Bahamas says his mother is a greedy, manipulative witch.

[Dis]

nice words to say about one's mother. He was probably sugar coating it too. . I don't think I want to meet her.

[Straybow]

I've met the brother who took after her... [shudder]

[Sikander]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
The eyewitness identification is going to be tossed, and any future identification is going to be tossed too, because of the idiotic photo setup.

How the **** could the prosecutor think that was a good idea?

Maybe he's playing to the election rather than worrying about a trial he's going to lose afterward.

[Sikander]

Originally posted by Whoha

it would also be a shame if these 3 kids had their lives ruined by a false accusation would it not?

Read the thread and tell me what I've already said on this particular issue.

[Flubber]

The more I read on this case the more mishandled it seems. I mean who does a photo array where ALL the people are actual suspects. I though the whole point was to include a bunch of shots of people that are NOT suspects at all as a check

[-Jrabbit]

Nifong has won his primary and will remain in office.

[rah]

Maybe now, if he has no better evidence he can drop the charges.

[KrazyHorse]

He has to make a show of it.

The judge will throw out the photo array and the prosecutor will drop charges. Don't know if jeopardy's attached yet.

[Ming]

I thought jeopardy was only attached if there was an "official" final outcome. They should be able to drop the charges and refile at a later date if any real evidence actually surfaces...

[KrazyHorse]

That's not entirely true. Nolle prosequi after a jury has been empanelled or a witness called to testify may be viewed as a judgment on the merits of the prosecution's case. At worst the defense would have a prima facie case for double jeopardy, and depending on the state, the prosecution may or may not be able to appeal this.

A final verdict which has not been successfully appealed is, however, the only airtight protection from double jeopardy across every jurisdiction.

[chequita guevara]

Man this is an ugly thread.

[Imran Siddiqui]

KH is right. Doesn't have to be a final judgment for jeopardy. In jury trials, after the jury has been empaneled or in non-jury trials, when the first witness is called, jeopardy attaches.

Prevents a prosecutor from continually trying a defendant based on the outcome of voire dire jury selection or how the trial is going.