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...that the North Carolina State Bar has filed a 17-page, 41-count ethics complaint against District Attorney Michael Nifong's handling of the Duke rape case, there's a different kind of New Year's countdown taking place in Durham: when and under what circumstances will Nifong leave office...
...ethics charges are expected to be expanded when the state bar's grievance committee meets again Jan. 18. Like a grand jury, the committee meets periodically; the current ethics charges stem from its most recent meeting in October and cover public statements Nifong made about the case last March and April. At its next meeting, the committee will deal with revelations from a Dec. 15 court hearing in which the state's DNA expert admitted he and Nifong agreed to keep secret from the defense early DNA results showing no Duke lacrosse player could be implicated in an attack upon...
...Thomas Lunsford II, executive director of the North Carolina State Bar, confirmed to TIME that Nifong is expected to be served with the current complaint next week, after which Nifong's hearing before the bar must be placed on a hearing calendar within 150 days. It then must take place "between three and five months out," meaning no later than May, well within the time frame of any trial against the three players. Under the state's ethics rules, Nifong could get anything from a warning to disbarment...
...current ethics charges allege "conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice... engaged in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation" and cites four violations of the state's Revised Rules of Professional Conduct. Among the 41 public statements cited by the bar is one alleging that Nifong knew was not credible: "I would not be surprised if condoms were used. Probably an exotic dancer would not be your first choice for unprotected sex," Nifong said publicly, even after the accuser's own hospital exam statement was taken, in which she said her attackers did not use condoms...
...into it.Deeply Apologetic,SaraDear Sara,It’s my senior year and I’m still not 21. It’s not that getting alcohol is a problem—I just feel so left out. The other night all my blockmates went out to Senior Bar and got hammered. I don’t even know when or where Senior Bars are! This could either be because I am still not 21, or because I’ve yet to hand in my degree application. Either way, this sucks. I’ll make your life...