Nifong lied to the court
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina State Bar on Thursday issued a formal order disbarring Mike Nifong for his handling of the discredited Duke lacrosse rape case.
Nifong must surrender his law license to the bar no later than 30 days from when he is served with the order. He must also pay costs associated for his weeklong ethics trial that took place last month, including those incurred by the court reporter and witnesses.
A disciplinary hearing committee decided to disbar Nifong — who has resigned as Durham County’s district attorney — after finding he had committed at least two dozen violations of the state’s rules of professional conduct.
Among the violations: Nifong lied to the court and withheld DNA evidence that showed genetic material from several males — though none from a Duke lacrosse player — were found on and about the accuser.
In court documents and hearings in May, June and September, Nifong told two different judges that he had no more evidence that could be considered helpful to the defense.He said he didn’t realize until months later that the additional DNA information was missing.
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