A disgraced former North Carolina prosecutor was sentenced to one day in jail after being held in criminal contempt of court Friday for lying to a judge when pursuing rape charges against three falsely accused Duke University lacrosse players. Former Durham County DA Mike Nifong, who had already been stripped of his law license and had resigned from office, was found to have "willfully made false statements" to the court when he insisted he had given defense attorneys all results from a critical DNA test.
September 04, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
A disgraced former North Carolina prosecutor was sentenced to one day in jail after being held in criminal contempt of court on Friday for lying to a judge when pursuing rape charges against three falsely accused Duke University lacrosse players.
Former Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong, who had already been stripped of his law license and had resigned from office, faced up to 30 days in jail and a fine of up to $500 when he was sentenced by Superior Court Judge W. Osmond Smith III.
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