Mike Nifong

Michael Byron "Mike" Nifong (born September 14, 1950) is a former North Carolina attorney. He was the district attorney for Durham County, North Carolina (the state's 14th Prosecutorial District) but was removed, disbarred and jailed following court findings concerning his conduct in the 2006 Duke University lacrosse case. Several criminal justice bills passed by the North Carolina legislature later that same year are believed to have been generated by Nifong's actions in the Duke lacrosse case.

Early life

Nifong was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) in 1971 with a degree in political science. He registered as a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War era and participated in anti-war protests. After working as a teacher and social worker, he returned to UNC in 1975 and earned a law degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1978. He was admitted to the North Carolina bar.

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"My impression is that the association was formed at a time when relations between the District Attorney's Office and the defense bar weren't very good. But now, I believe relations are generally quite good. I think, overall, the defense bar is pleased with the response we have taken to meet their concerns."

"I feel pretty confident that a rape occurred."

"If the only thing that we ever have in this case is DNA, then we wouldn't have a case."

"The circumstances of the rape indicated a deep racial motivation for some of the things that were done. It makes a crime that is by its nature one of the most offensive and invasive even more so."

"The fact is, I didn't pick the crime. I didn't pick the time. But I'm going to do the case right."

"It doesn't mean nothing happened. It just means nothing was left behind."

"A lot has been said in the press, particularly by some attorneys yesterday, that this case should go away. My presence here means this case is not going away."

"To say, well, you know, her profession was not really the most honorable in the world, we really don't have the strongest case in the world because there's no DNA, so let's forget about it. Well, ladies and gentlemen, that's not doing your job."

"It is important that we not only bring the assailants to justice, but also that we lift the cloud of suspicion from those team members who were not involved in the assault."

"It had been my hope to charge all three of the assailants at the same time, but the evidence available to me at this moment does not permit that. Investigation into the identity of the third assailant will continue in the hope that he can also be identified with certainty."

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