Re: Nifong has been disbarred
Tough Tonto
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> Duke Prosecutor Nifong Disbarred
Yeah, but can he explain why he has a Chinese last name?
Bansh...@gmail.com
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> Yeah, but can he explain why he has a Chinese last name?
Good question. Does he have a Chinese father?
winnard
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> Duke Prosecutor Nifong Disbarred
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What's incredible about this story....lawyers working on Saturday.
winnard
robbielynn
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> What's incredible about this story....lawyers working on Saturday.
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> winnard
Funny. It's also amazing that somehting finally
wiped that smirky smile off Nifong's face.
Bansh...@gmail.com
Oh, he will pay. Believe me. He will pay dearly with the upcoming
civil lawsuit against him.
Hunter
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> Yeah, but can he explain why he has a Chinese last name?
Who said it was Chinese? Nifong is Scottish:
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Nifong Family Crest and Name History:
Origin Displayed: Scottish
Where did the Scottish Nifong family come from? What is the Scottish
coat of arms/family crest? When did the Nifong family first arrive in
the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go?
What is the history of the family name?
The name Nifong was first used by the Strathclyde Britons. As a
surname, Nifong was originally the Gaelic patronymic "Mac Naoimhin,"
which is derived from the word "naomh," meaning saint.
Spelling and translation were hardly exact sciences in Medieval
Scotland. Sound, rather than any set of rules, was the basis for
spellings, so one name was often spelled different ways even within a
single document. Spelling variations are thus an extremely common
occurrence in Medieval Scottish names. Nifong has been spelled Niven,
Nevin, Nevins, Nivens, Navin, Newin, Nevane, Niffen, Nifen, Niving,
Neving, Newing, Neiven, Nivine, Nevison, Niveson and many more.
First found in Ayrshire where they were seated from very ancient
times, long before the Norman Conquest in 1066.
http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/qx/nifong-family-crest.htm
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In short "Nifong" is an anglicized mispronunciation of an ancient
Gaelic name that derived from a Gaelic word meaning "saint"
ironically enough.
--->Hunter
lein
<youguesse...@comes.around.yep> wrote:
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/16/AR200...
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> Duke Prosecutor Nifong Disbarred
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> Special to The Washington Post
> Saturday, June 16, 2007; 5:48 PM
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> RALEIGH, N.C., June 16 -- Hours after he was found guilty of ethics
> charges in his prosecution of three Duke lacrosse players falsely
> accused of rape, Durham County District Attorney Michael B. Nifong on
> Saturday surrendered his law license to the state bar and said he
> would waive his right to appeal the convictions.
>
> Nifong had been fighting to save his law license, but his lawyers
> apparently changed their minds late Saturday during the fifth day of
> an ethics hearing.
>
> A three-person North Carolina State Bar disciplinary panel said the
> evidence showed Nifong had withheld crucial information from the
> students' defense attorneys and engaged in "dishonesty, fraud, deciept
> or misrepresentation" during his prosecution of the case. The
> panelists were about to announce whether Nifong should be disbarred
> when his attorney announced that Nifong had decided disbarment was the
> appropriate punishment. Nifong had already said he would quit his
> Durham position.
>
> It marks the first time in North Carolina a sitting district attorney
> has been disbarred.
>
> Joseph Cheshire V, who represents David Evans of Bethesda, said that
> he thinks Nifong saw where the case against him was headed. "It's kind
> of like the man who is about to be executed manages to tie a bed sheet
> to the bed and hang himself," he said. "He manages to go out with some
> sense of control over his own destiny."
>
> The bar panel said his comments about the case -- which included
> referring to the Duke lacrosse team as "hooligans" -- heightened
> public condemnation of the accused, a violation of ethical rules.
>
> Earlier, the families of the three exonerated players fought back
> tears as they relived the moments when they learned their sons would
> be indicted in connection with allegations that a stripper was raped
> and beaten at a March 2006 party thrown by the lacrosse team.
>
> "He let out a cry I'll never forget," said Mary Ellen Finnerty, mother
> of Collin Finnerty. "He howled. He collapsed on a bed. We all
> cried{lcub}hellip{rcub}.No one can give us these 14 months back."
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> The three players -- Finnerty of Garden City, N.Y., Evans, and Reade
> Seligmann of Essex Fells, N.J. -- were charged with rape and sexual
> assault last spring. In January, Nifong turned the case over to the
> state attorney general's office because of charges filed against him
> by the bar. The attorney general investigated the case and found the
> accuser's version of events unreliable and said the young men were
> innocent.
>
> David Evans's father, also named David Evans, testified Friday that
> his son learned he would be indicted days before graduation. After the
> indictment, a job offer at J.P. Morgan was rescinded, with the firm
> saying it couldn't hire someone facing a felony charge. As his father
> spoke, David Evans held his mother's hand as she wiped away tears.
>
> An attorney for the state bar asked Evans about his reaction to
> Nifong's apology Friday when he said he was sorry for any pain he had
> caused the families. "It resonated with me that he said he wanted his
> son to be proud of him," Evans said.
>
> But he said he was upset with Nifong's comments under questioning
> yesterday in which he said he still believed "something happened" in
> the bathroom of that house that night. "I have a hard time with that.
> I don't accept it." Nifong showed no reaction.
>
> While Nifong's lawyers argued earlier that Nifong didn't knowingly
> violate the rules, state bar prosecutor Douglas Brocker argued that as
> a 28-year prosecutor, Nifong should have known all the rules of
> professional conduct.
>
> Rae Evans, mother of David Evans, said the families do not take any
> pleasure from watching the proceedings.
>
> "I don't think our families will take any joy from the inevitable
> decision from the bar," she said during an earlier break. "It's not
> about joy. It's collateral damage. To the lacrosse family, to our
> families, to [the accuser's] family, to the Nifong family," she said.
Now that he's disbarred, when will he be punished?
Sam Daniels
the states to practice in.
Hunter
> He's been disbarred in North Carolina, but he still has the rest of
> the states to practice in.
Perhaps, but only as, ironically, as a defense attorney at best and I
doubt he could get that. In any case, what jurisdiction would hire him
as a prosecutor, setting aside the fact he is most likely not versed
in any other state laws.
--->Hunter
Michael Snyder
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Poor guy's a scape goat -- as long as we focus on him, it's
hoped we'll forget about the whole false rape accusation
issue.
Glen Heiman
So then, when did the Chinese pollinate Scotland?
Heiman
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krp
Sorry he can't be ANY kind of lawyer. However Walmart needs greeters!'
buffh...@my-deja.com
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I assume you're joking, at least I hope so.
-->Hunter
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This is just a thought experiment, I have to check, but one state's
bar association doesn't have to honor the decision of another state's
bar association. I think his disbarment only applies to the North
Carolina bar. If as an example he was also part of the New York bar he
could still practice in New York state.
So in theory Nifong could practice someplace else if he passes that
state's bar exam. In any case I believe it is moot. Who would hire him
even if they could?
---->Hunter
dd
don't believe you. Criminal charges possible, but he's probably
immune to civil lawsuits as an employee of the state.
I think state will make some reparation, and they should.....this
could have and should have been stopped LONG ago.
Roger
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> Duke Prosecutor Nifong Disbarred
Yet the dealth penalty survives.
RHR
and judges is a strange US custom, not found anywhere else in the
world. Can you imagine this happening if we had a civil service
meritocracy, like most other countries, instead?
RHR
Citizen Jimserac
You said it.
Until something like this happens,
they seem to think that they're some
kind of god, invulnerable and invincible.
Just like that smirk that's going to be wiped
off Gonzales' face.
Citizen Jimserac
Citizen Jimserac
Now THAT is a good idea.
Citizen Jimserac
Red
<youguesse...@comes.around.yep> wrote:
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> Duke Prosecutor Nifong Disbarred
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Good is all I can say. I hope he can't find work and has to resort to
welfare.
Red
Does he look Chinese? NO!
Red
I was thinking the same damn thing!
John Rogers
looks like she's ordered the lobster.
Yeah! Let's use a bloated bureaucracy total unaccountable to the
populace! That's been proven to work!
John Rogers
AU Class of 1985
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in the decisions I make." (Paris Hilton)
Michael Snyder
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> This is just a thought experiment, I have to check, but one state's
> bar association doesn't have to honor the decision of another state's
> bar association. I think his disbarment only applies to the North
> Carolina bar. If as an example he was also part of the New York bar he
> could still practice in New York state.
I don't know either, but just because one state's bar doesn't HAVE TO
honor the decisions of another, doesn't mean they couldn't do so if they
wanted to...
> So in theory Nifong could practice someplace else if he passes that
> state's bar exam. In any case I believe it is moot. Who would hire him
> even if they could?
Are you kidding??? Feminists and "victim" advocates!
A marriage made in heaven...
Thomas R. Kettler
John Rogers <tige...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> We've got a blind date with Destiny, RHR <R...@nospammy.com> - and it
> looks like she's ordered the lobster.
>
> >Everybody here is missing a key point. The election of prosecutors
> >and judges is a strange US custom, not found anywhere else in the
> >world. Can you imagine this happening if we had a civil service
> >meritocracy, like most other countries, instead?
>
> Yeah! Let's use a bloated bureaucracy total unaccountable to the
> populace! That's been proven to work!
John's right! It's much better to have a Judge Horton who recognized the
fraud in the Scottsboro Boys case and set aside a guilty verdict of
Haywood Patterson to be defeated in an election since people wanted them
killed despite being innocent. Why should interests of justice be put in
front of blood lust of juries?
After all, Brown vs Board of Education, Mapp vs Ohio, Gideon vs
Wainwright and Miranda vs Arizona happened with unaccountable stinkin'
Supreme Court Justices who didn't care about the body politic.
Remove blown from email address to reply.
John Rogers
<tket...@blownfuse.net> - and it looks like she's ordered the
lobster.
>In article <0oka7397ibq6pekkq...@4ax.com>,
> John Rogers <tige...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> We've got a blind date with Destiny, RHR <R...@nospammy.com> - and it
>> looks like she's ordered the lobster.
>>
>> >Everybody here is missing a key point. The election of prosecutors
>> >and judges is a strange US custom, not found anywhere else in the
>> >world. Can you imagine this happening if we had a civil service
>> >meritocracy, like most other countries, instead?
>>
>> Yeah! Let's use a bloated bureaucracy total unaccountable to the
>> populace! That's been proven to work!
>
>John's right! It's much better to have a Judge Horton who recognized the
>fraud in the Scottsboro Boys case and set aside a guilty verdict of
>Haywood Patterson to be defeated in an election since people wanted them
>killed despite being innocent. Why should interests of justice be put in
>front of blood lust of juries?
>
>After all, Brown vs Board of Education, Mapp vs Ohio, Gideon vs
>Wainwright and Miranda vs Arizona happened with unaccountable stinkin'
>Supreme Court Justices who didn't care about the body politic.
Thom's right! Some systems are perfect (such as things that Thom
suggests) and others aren't (such as things that I suggest)!
Thom for King!
krp
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>> >> He's been disbarred in North Carolina, but he still has the rest of
>> >> the states to practice in.
>> > ----
>> > Perhaps, but only as, ironically, as a defense attorney at best and I
>> > doubt he could get that. In any case, what jurisdiction would hire him
>> > as a prosecutor, setting aside the fact he is most likely not versed
>> > in any other state laws.
>>
>> Sorry he can't be ANY kind of lawyer. However Walmart needs greeters!'
> ----
> This is just a thought experiment, I have to check, but one state's
> bar association doesn't have to honor the decision of another state's
> bar association. I think his disbarment only applies to the North
> Carolina bar. If as an example he was also part of the New York bar he
> could still practice in New York state.
No there is reciprocity. When you are disbarred in one state for
something like Nifong, other states will generally revoke the licenses. But
as far as I know Nifong didn't have a license in any other state.
krp
"RHR" <R...@nospammy.com> wrote in message
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Rethink that. What Nifong did was to try to "earn" election by "merit" by
INVENTING the case.A meritocracy is just as dangerous.
krp
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He MIGHT qualify as a greeter at Wal Mart.
krp
Chinese? NO. Retarded? Yes.
Darn CWs
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Thank you for clearing that up a little. However, the phrase "will
generally revoke the license" seems to suggest that it is not
mandatory.
--->Hunter
The Grand Beckoning
>Pension, other benefits he would of received if he was such a criminal scumbag?
The way I understand it, he needed to serve 2 or 3 more years to get
that, which was supposedly why he tried so hard to get re-elected.
Larry
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> Pension, other benefits he would of received if he was such a criminal
> scumbag?
The law says that (generally) pensions cannot be revoked due to
misconduct or criminal acts, since it is a benefit earned while employed.
Otherwise, everyone convicted of a crime for on-the-job activity could
be forced to return their salaries and other benefits they received.
krp
<buffh...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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>> >> >> He's been disbarred in North Carolina, but he still has the rest of
>> >> >> the states to practice in.
>> >> > ----
>> >> > Perhaps, but only as, ironically, as a defense attorney at best and
>> >> > I
>> >> > doubt he could get that. In any case, what jurisdiction would hire
>> >> > him
>> >> > as a prosecutor, setting aside the fact he is most likely not versed
>> >> > in any other state laws.
>>
>> >> Sorry he can't be ANY kind of lawyer. However Walmart needs greeters!'
>> > ----
>> > This is just a thought experiment, I have to check, but one state's
>> > bar association doesn't have to honor the decision of another state's
>> > bar association. I think his disbarment only applies to the North
>> > Carolina bar. If as an example he was also part of the New York bar he
>> > could still practice in New York state.
>>
>> No there is reciprocity. When you are disbarred in one state for
>> something like Nifong, other states will generally revoke the licenses.
>> But
>> as far as I know Nifong didn't have a license in any other state.
> Thank you for clearing that up a little. However, the phrase "will
> generally revoke the license" seems to suggest that it is not
> mandatory.
In many states it is. There MAY be a state where it isn't which is why I
weaseled. I am not aware of any state that would allow a disbarred lawyer
from another state to be licensed in theirs. When F. Lee Bailey lost his
license in Florida he also lost it in new York at the same time and I think
Massachusetts as well. A crook is a crook is a crook is a crook. Maybe he
could practice in California?
krp
"The Grand Beckoning" <t...@gr4ndb3ck0n1ng.com> wrote in message
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He still gets one, but smaller.
mdg...@yahoo.com
But, he could not have done this on his own!
What about all of the others that either activly helped him, or just
kept their mouths shut as they did not want to jepordize their jobs!!
They too are responsible!!
They all should lose their jobs and be sued!!
Harold Burton
Sam Daniels <n...@spam.com> wrote:
> He's been disbarred in North Carolina, but he still has the rest of
> the states to practice in.
That's MISpractice in.
krp
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In most states he can't practice. In most states if you lose your license in
one jurisdiction you lose it in that one too. I am unaware of any
jurisdiction that doesn't hold that rule, so I will only say "most" just in
case some state has a sleazier legal community than the rest.
rich hammett
I'm not sure I can even imagine that.
rich
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>>>> He's been disbarred in North Carolina, but he still has the rest of
>>>> the states to practice in.
>>>
>>> That's MISpractice in.
>
>> In most states he can't practice. In most states if you lose your license
>> in
>> one jurisdiction you lose it in that one too. I am unaware of any
>> jurisdiction that doesn't hold that rule, so I will only say "most" just
>> in
>> case some state has a sleazier legal community than the rest.
>
> I'm not sure I can even imagine that.
California has long held the title for oily lawyers.
The Grand Beckoning
Why haven't you checked in on the issue of talk radio and the fairness
doctrine? Seems like you guys should be squealing all about free
speech without gov't restriction.
Joe S.
>
> Why haven't you checked in on the issue of talk radio and the fairness
> doctrine? Seems like you guys should be squealing all about free
> speech without gov't restriction.
So -- you've been drinking Kool-Aid with Senator Inhofe??? Was that a few
days ago or three years ago???
Dersu Uzala
t...@gr4ndb3ck0n1ng.com says...
>
>
>Why haven't you checked in on the issue of talk radio and the fairness
>doctrine? Seems like you guys should be squealing all about free
>speech without gov't restriction.
Maybe because, unlike bush, they don't do "pre-emptive" attacks?
Besides, there was talk radio and the "fairness doctrine" at the same time in
the past. Ask your mommy, she'll remember
The Grand Beckoning
They most certainly do take preemptive attacks. One look at their
web site shows their opinions on everything going on. However, with
talk radio they are speechless.
Unclaimed Mysteries
The Fairness Doctrine is TEH DEBIL. It assumes among other things that
the airwaves are a scarce resource. In reality, technical advances are
making an abundance of stations and channels available in the broadcast
bands.
Trees are a scarcer resource than the airwaves, so why isn't there a
Fairness Doctrine for newspapers?
The problem is that when radio/TV was deregulated in the 1980s, they
deregulated it JUST ENOUGH to concentrate station ownership in a few hands.
Two things should happen:
1) Drastically reduce the size and scope of the FCC.
2) Restore the First Amendment to the airwaves.
Result: FCC gets out of the content regulation business. More stations,
more local ownership, more choice. FCC determines the best fit for
stations in the broadcast bands, enforces technical standards to prevent
interference.
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> doctrine? Seems like you guys should be squealing all about free
> speech without gov't restriction.
Dear Mr. Beckoning;
Thank you for your letter regarding free speech and talk radio. As you may
know we're very busy these days trying to kill God and Jesus, protect
pedophiles, and bring about Socialism or Communism (we don't really care
which) in America.
You may know that several of our current and former members have been
harassed by talk radio because they are Communist Party members, or
pedophiles, as the case may be. Yes, we will be replacing the Fairness
Doctrine with the Fair Socialist Doctrine very soon.
Thank you for you support,
ACLU.
The Grand Beckoning
NOT SO FAST, AMIGO!!
The CBS News, of course, portrayed this as BUSH'S failure, not
Kennedy, etc.
Unclaimed Mysteries
The Earphone Radio and Eyesight TV drive-by media parroting puppets are
under complete remote control GANGSTERIZATION from George Soros's Brain
Machine. ($1 to Mr. Dec, Esq.)