Duke D.A. Charged With Ethics Violations
Ethics Charges Against Duke Lacrosse Prosecutor Could Force Him Off Case, Legal Experts Say
By AARON BEARD
RALEIGH, N.C. Dec 29, 2006 (AP)— Ethics charges filed against the prosecutor at the center of the Duke lacrosse sexual assault case might constitute a conflict of interest that forces him off the case, legal experts said.
"It's hard for me to imagine how he can be effective as an advocate, with either the court or a future jury, when he has ethics charges pending against him … concerning his conduct of this very same case," said Joseph Kennedy, a University of North Carolina law professor.
The North Carolina bar filed the ethics charges Thursday, accusing District Attorney Mike Nifong of violating four rules of professional conduct by making misleading and inflammatory comments about the athletes under suspicion.
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