Comments on: Stuart Taylor, Jr. on Duke rape case http://overlawyered.com/2006/05/stuart-taylor-jr-on-duke-rape-case/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stuart-taylor-jr-on-duke-rape-case Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 27 May 2012 02:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Hans Bader http://overlawyered.com/2006/05/stuart-taylor-jr-on-duke-rape-case/comment-page-1/#comment-3006 Hans Bader Mon, 22 May 2006 17:38:19 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3474#comment-3006 The ethical violations of the prosecutor, Mike Nifong, are blatant, ranging from making baseless, prejudicial statements in violation of Rule 3.8 of the North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct, to intimidating witnesses, to withholding evidence that he was legally obligated to divulge to the defense. Apparently, the weaker the prosecution's case, the more a prosecutor must bend and twist the rules to hide the weaknesses of his case. The ethical violations of the prosecutor, Mike Nifong, are blatant, ranging from making baseless, prejudicial statements in violation of Rule 3.8 of the North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct, to intimidating witnesses, to withholding evidence that he was legally obligated to divulge to the defense.

Apparently, the weaker the prosecution’s case, the more a prosecutor must bend and twist the rules to hide the weaknesses of his case.

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