As a Duke alum, I'm saddened to hear about this story (whichever way it turns out). I've been reading some good articles from the
Duke Chronicle.
Two interesting legal issues I've read in the articles so far:
1. DA Mike Nifong said, "Teammates who did not commit or observe the alleged assault are potentially liable for charges of aiding and abetting the crime because of teammate relationships." That seems crazy to me. You weren't even there, but because you play on the same team with these people you could be liable!
2. Attorney Tom Lofton said he is suspicious of the validity of any evidence collected from the 46 athletes. "You've got a fishing expedition where 46 people -- without individualized suspicion focusing on any one of them -- are being subject to an extreme violation of privacy....Not everyone in that pool was at the party. Should they hit a home run with any of these samples, then that person is going to have a very, very strong motion to supress the evidence."
I love my alma mater and hope for the best resolution of this situation!
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