tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post3861364091900247721..comments2024-03-26T13:03:49.523-07:00Comments on justice4nifong: An ultimate betrayal by the SBI agents and its lab?Nifong Supporterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00893537130835998222noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-77324251066543564762010-08-26T21:18:14.909-07:002010-08-26T21:18:14.909-07:00The lacrosse players did solicit prostitutes.
...The lacrosse players did solicit prostitutes. <br />That is breaking the law you know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-58471472867502773922010-08-26T11:43:39.818-07:002010-08-26T11:43:39.818-07:00Well well well.
Gee Sidney you really have a habi...Well well well.<br /><br />Gee Sidney you really have a habit of backing the wrong <b>ho</b>rse!<br /><br />Wonder what bullshit you will find to write in your next post. Don't you wish you had never ever ever ever got involved with her? I have never been able to fathom your attraction for her - unless .......<br />eeeeew!Hopefully even you would not stoop that low - Sid. <br /><br />Will the bail bondsmen Hammond and Hammond be stupid enough to provide more bail. Did Hammond and Hammond lose their original payment? Hope so.<br /><br />Will you be putting up the bail money in this new indictment - Sid?<br /><br />Will the camel obsessed <b>kenhyderal</b> send $150k from the deserts of Dubai?<br /><br />Will the citizens of Durham hold fried chicken and watermelon events to raise the money?<br /><br />Will Mike Nifong hand over his pension money?<br /><br />Will Sidney play the <b>RACE</b> Card like he always does because he is too intelectually stupid to argue rationally? Will he blame Rae Evans for unleashing a Carpetbagger Gihad on her?<br /><br />This is more fun than <b>Jersey Shore</b>. Perhaps you could write a script for a new series,Sid? - YOu could call it <b>Durham Whore</b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-7042283797327285412010-08-25T16:58:01.749-07:002010-08-25T16:58:01.749-07:00Anonymous said...
"Sidney, did you ever inges...<i><br />Anonymous said...<br />"Sidney, did you ever ingest alcohol when you were below the legal drinking age? If that s so, doesn't that indicate by your own standards that you are the moral and legal equivalent of a felon?"<br /></i><br /><br />The answer to your question is "no." I never drank alcohol when I was young. Even after reaching the legal age, it was some time before I drank any alcohol. It is very rare that I drink period. Now and then occasionally a glass of wine... but that's it. That's not to say I haven't had beer or other drinks during my adult life. <br /><br />I much more prefer the taste of a root beer.Nifong Supporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00893537130835998222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-79213027973373354662010-08-23T08:40:43.739-07:002010-08-23T08:40:43.739-07:00To Dan Therriault
Ms Mangum did accuse three men ...To Dan Therriault<br /><br />Ms Mangum did accuse three men of raping her but did not press charges. Multiple men accused means multiple charges.<br /><br />The DNA evidence from DNA Security, if nothing else, confirmed Ms Mangum had been sexually active after that first alleged rape. Is that typical behavior of a woman traumatized by rape?<br /><br />Is it usual for a woman traumatized by rape to work as a sex worker? Her performance, or lack thereof was not the first time she had provided sexual type services to clients. Apparently she had sex with her driver and had appointments with other individuals before the party. Is that typical of a woman suffering long term stress from a rape?<br /><br />Shortly after the party, Ms. Mangum became pregnant by someone other than a Lacrosse player. Testing showed none of the falsely accused Lacrosse team members had fathered her child. Is that typical behavior of a woman who had been recently brutally raped?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-40104712741731528252010-08-23T07:39:08.310-07:002010-08-23T07:39:08.310-07:00Sidney, did you ever ingest alcohol when you were ...Sidney, did you ever ingest alcohol when you were below the legal drinking age? If that s so, doesn't that indicate by your own standards that you are the moral and legal equivalent of a felon?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-47972079885077128112010-08-23T07:36:09.048-07:002010-08-23T07:36:09.048-07:00"If I am not mistaken, underaged drinking is ..."If I am not mistaken, underaged drinking is a crime. The Carpetbaggers and their surrogates and the media want the public to believe that no criminal activity whatever took place."<br /><br />Sidney, underage drinking is not an issue. The innocent men were charged not with underage drinking but with raping Ms. Mangum. The forensic evidence and the medical conclusively proved that did not happen. Your opinion, borne of hatred for the innocent men, does not outweigh the evidence. Your opinion, the opinion of an individual who is uninformed about the case and who has no standing in the case would have no weight, even if you expressed it on a giant planet like Jupiter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-6390303794892500292010-08-23T06:49:00.604-07:002010-08-23T06:49:00.604-07:00Anonymous said...
"As you pointed out, Ms. Ma...<i><br /> Anonymous said...<br />"As you pointed out, Ms. Mangum is no more able to indict the Duke Lacrosse defendants than Roy Cooper is to declare them 'innocent.'<br /><br />And your opinion that they are guilty has no legal weight.<br /><br />Sidney, the falsely accused Lacrosse team members ARE innocent, regardless of any statement by Mr. Cooper or by you. The evidence conclusively shows no crime happened."<br /></i><br /><br />If I am not mistaken, underaged drinking is a crime. The Carpetbaggers and their surrogates and the media want the public to believe that no criminal activity whatever took place. <br /><br />I believe that, in addition to the underaged drinking, Ms. Mangum was sexually assaulted.<br /><br /><b><br />The following post deals with how those in authority oft times handle situations in which they are at fault... namely by lying and scapegoating.<br /></b>Nifong Supporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00893537130835998222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-59489189440399480152010-08-23T03:57:40.942-07:002010-08-23T03:57:40.942-07:00As you pointed out, Ms. Mangum is no more able to ...As you pointed out, Ms. Mangum is no more able to indict the Duke Lacrosse defendants than Roy Cooper is to declare them "innocent."<br /><br />And your opinion that they are guilty has no legal weight.<br /><br />Sidney, the falsely accused Lacrosse team members ARE innocent, regardless of any statement by Mr. Cooper or by you. The evidence conclusively shows no crime happened.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-85411319737944979102010-08-23T03:54:29.092-07:002010-08-23T03:54:29.092-07:00Anonymous @ August 21, 2010 8:27 PM:
An example o...Anonymous @ August 21, 2010 8:27 PM:<br /><br />An example of an ad hominem attack, which happens when an individual dislikes a situation but has to accept the truth of a situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-455127909718429222010-08-23T03:49:42.735-07:002010-08-23T03:49:42.735-07:00"As for JSwifts comments, the media, the defe..."As for JSwifts comments, the media, the defense, the blogs, the Attorney General, et al, never went after the police in any significant way compared to the onslaught of attacks that Michael Nifong underwent."<br /><br />Michael Nifong was trying to convict three innocent men who had been exonerated by forensic evidence. There was no evidence Crystal Mangum had been raped. Crystal, Sidney Harr notwithstanding, was unable to reliably identify any Lacrosse team member as an assailant. <br /><br />Michael Nifong deserved the attention he received from the bloggers. If not for the bloggers, three innocent men would have been wrongfully convicted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-71603882735443416642010-08-23T03:44:54.199-07:002010-08-23T03:44:54.199-07:00"Trying to compare the prosecution of the Duk..."Trying to compare the prosecution of the Duke Lacrosse case to the prosecution of other criminal cases is like comparing apples to coconuts."<br /><br />Trying to describe Mr. Nifong as an honorable prosecutor is like comparing Adolf Hitler to Mother Theresa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-25192838936111814772010-08-23T03:42:51.081-07:002010-08-23T03:42:51.081-07:00"
Attorney General Roy Cooper was in sync wit..."<br />Attorney General Roy Cooper was in sync with the Carpetbaggers early on..."<br /><br />Attorney General Cooper did not get involved in the case until 9 months after the case broke, and it was because Mr. Nifong asked him to take over the case.<br /><br />Mr. Nifong could have refused to ask Mr. Cooper to take over the case. Mr.Cooper could not have gotten involved had Mr. Nifong not recused himself. The only pressure exerted on Mr. Cooper was by people who wanted convictions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-74939168524690064692010-08-23T03:38:38.333-07:002010-08-23T03:38:38.333-07:00"In the Duke Lacrosse case no perjured testim..."In the Duke Lacrosse case no perjured testimony was given, no false or doctored lab results were presented to the court, and no exculpatory evidence was withheld."<br /><br />Crystal Mangum lied about being raped, even if it was not under oath, and exculpatory lab results WERE withheld from the court and from the defendants.<br /><br />Sidney Harr's opinion, that the lab results were not exculpatory, has nolegal or moral weight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-70487643095173850612010-08-23T03:35:35.285-07:002010-08-23T03:35:35.285-07:00"You cannot make comparisons between the Duke..."You cannot make comparisons between the Duke Lacrosse case, which never went to trial..."<br /><br />Yes you can. Mr. Nifong tried to prosecute the members of the Duke Lacrosse team when he had evidence which unequivocally established that no one on the Duke Lacrosse team had perpetrated any sexual assault on Crystal Mangum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-48011815278086674212010-08-22T11:10:57.210-07:002010-08-22T11:10:57.210-07:00Anonymous said...
"Correction
I should have ...<i><br />Anonymous said...<br />"Correction<br /><br />I should have said two of the men Ms. Mangum IDENTIFIED, not two of the men she INDICTED.<br /><br />I apologize for the error"<br /></i><br /><br />Thank you for recognizing your error, admitting it, and apologizing for it... although it was an honest mistake, I believe, and no apology is necessary. I think that the State Bar should learn from you and admit that it wrongfully conspired against Mike Nifong in taking away his law license, and that it should do the right thing by reinstating it.<br /><br />As you pointed out, Ms. Mangum is no more able to indict the Duke Lacrosse defendants than Roy Cooper is to declare them "innocent."<br /><br />Thank you for your comments.Nifong Supporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00893537130835998222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-62148449959639397942010-08-21T20:27:52.219-07:002010-08-21T20:27:52.219-07:00Jswift...assiduous liar.
Deliberate and malicious...Jswift...assiduous liar.<br /><br />Deliberate and malicious.<br /><br />Proven with 100% scientific accuracy.<br /><br />By his own hand.<br /><br />Or does Jswift plead ignorance<br /><br />and incompetence?<br /><br />Why how could that be?<br /><br />Much too smart for that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-83432215150189753882010-08-21T12:43:37.527-07:002010-08-21T12:43:37.527-07:00Attention: This blogsite will now also be availab...<b><br />Attention: This blogsite will now also be available by e-mail subscription for your convenience. Just click the "Subscribe" link on the side bar.<br /></b>Nifong Supporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00893537130835998222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-33003072686315186312010-08-21T08:40:57.647-07:002010-08-21T08:40:57.647-07:0049. On March 24, Capt. Jeff Lamb instructed Gottli...49. On March 24, Capt. Jeff Lamb instructed Gottlieb and his team of investigators to report to District Attorney Mike Nifong on this case. Gottlieb confirmed these instructions in his deposition in connections with Nifong’s Bar trial. Nifong had no experience in conducting a criminal investigation. <br /><br />• Is this report correct?<br />• Who was responsible for this decision to give Nifong full responsibility for the investigation? <br />• Does this represent standard DPD procedure? <br />• Was there any continuing oversight by the DPD? <br />• When Nifong instructed DPD officers to violate standard procedure, were they told to do so without questioning Nifong’s instructions? <br />• Were DPD officers told to advise senior officers of their activities or were they told to communicate only with Nifong?<br /><br /><br /><br />I have additional questions regarding the activities that occurred after Mr. Nifong first became involved. I will post those questions after I have received comments on the initial stage of the DPD "investigation" I have posted on this thread. <br /><br />I thank all commenters in advance.JSwifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758976125626982551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-66930663986942270632010-08-21T08:37:46.260-07:002010-08-21T08:37:46.260-07:0045. When the players appeared later that day on Ma...45. When the players appeared later that day on March 23 to submit to the NTO, the media was there to photograph them. The doors had apparently been locked, delaying the entry of the players. <br /><br />• Who had alerted the media about the NTO and the players’ appearance?<br />• Were the doors locked?<br />• If so, why were they locked in the middle of the day and at the time the players were required to appear?<br />• Were the locked doors an attempt to further humiliate the players?<br />• Why did the DPD choose to act in bad faith at this critical stage?<br />• Does the DPD believe that humiliation is the most effective means to convince witnesses to cooperate? <br />• Is a “media ambush” consistent with standard DPD procedures?<br /><br /><br />46. On March 24, Cpl. David Addison made his first statements regarding the accusation. Unlike other such statements made by DPD spokespersons, Addison used highly inflammatory language, describing the attack as “horrific.” He justified the NTO in emotional terms, stating that 46 DNA tests were justified as a result of an attack on a mother or sister. He claimed that none of the players had cooperated and failed to include the captains’ cooperation on March 16. <br /><br />• Why was the attack not described as “alleged” as in other DPD cases? <br />• Who instructed Addison to use such inflammatory language? <br />• Was the claim of non-cooperation by all of the players merely an oversight or was it an attempt to portray the players as negatively as possible? <br />• Why were his statements not corrected? <br />• Why was he or the superior who had ordered the inflammatory language and false statements not disciplined?<br /><br /><br />47. On March 24, the News & Observer published a sympathetic interview with the accuser conducted by its reporter Samiha Khanna in which the accuser claimed that the players had begun “barking” racial slurs moments after their arrival. This accusation apparently had not been made previously by the accuser—either at Durham Access or at DUMC on March 14 or in interviews with the DPD on March 16 and March 21.<br /><br />• Had the accuser made the claim regarding racial slurs (except during the alleged attack) in any of the prior versions of her story?<br />• If not, did the DPD recognize that the claims made by the accuser in the Khanna interview were inconsistent with the claims she had made previously?<br />• Was the accuser asked any questions regarding this interview?<br />• Did the DPD make an attempt to reconcile the accuser’s new version of her accusation with her prior versions?<br />• If not, why not?<br />• Is a failure to reconcile different versions of an accusation consistent with standard DPD procedures?<br />• Did anyone from the DPD discuss this interview with Khanna?<br />• If so, what was discussed?<br />• Did anyone from the DPD encourage Khanna to interview the accuser?<br />• Did anyone from the DPD provide Khanna with information regarding the accuser (e.g., her name and address)?<br />• Did the DPD provide additional background information to Khanna?<br />• If so, is this consistent with standard DPD procedures?<br /><br /><br />48. On March 24, the DPD conducted tests on three of the phones seized in the execution of the search warrant. No results of these tests are included in Himan’s typewritten case notes. <br /><br />• Why did it take more than one week to test the cell phones?<br />• Is this delay consistent with standard DPD procedures?<br />• Were all of the phones tested?<br />• If not, why not?<br />• What information was obtained through these tests?<br />• What actions did the DPD take to follow up this information?<br />• Why were the results not included in Himan’s case notes?JSwifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758976125626982551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-15307850804920720232010-08-21T08:36:37.469-07:002010-08-21T08:36:37.469-07:0042. On March 23, the DPD sought a non-testimonial ...42. On March 23, the DPD sought a non-testimonial order (NTO) to require all 46 of the white players to submit to DNA testing and to sit for photographs. This NTO has been criticized as potentially unconstitutionally broad, particularly in light of the accuser’s inability to provide credible descriptions. <br /><br />• Who made the decision to apply for a broad NTO?<br />• On what basis was the decision made to apply for such a broad order?<br />• Is this standard procedure? <br />• Has the DPD sought equally broad orders in other cases?<br />• The Baker/Chalmers report made the claim that not all of the players were suspects, and they were included in the March 16 and March 21 lineups as fillers. Is the mandatory testing of non-suspects consistent with standard DPD procedures?<br />• If so, what is the value of subjecting non-suspects to this mandatory testing?<br />• Has the DPD subjected non-suspects to mandatory testing in other investigations?<br /><br /><br />43. The affidavit filed by Himan in the application for the NTO contained false statements. Himan claimed, “medical records and interviews … revealed that the victim had signs, symptoms, and injuries consistent with being raped and assaulted vaginally and anally.” Although Levicy’s statement provided support for portions of this claim, Himan was aware that the SANE report and other medical records did not support the claim. Moreover, neither Levicy nor the medical report supported the alleged anal assault. <br /><br />• What were Himan’s sources for this claim?<br />• Did he conduct multiple interviews as claimed in the affidavit?<br />• If not, why was this claim made? <br />• Was Levicy the only source?<br />• Had either Gottlieb or Himan reviewed the SANE exam obtained by Gottlieb on March 21 as he had claimed? <br />• If so, why did Himan ignore the results of the SANE exam? <br />• If not, why did Himan cite the results of the exam in the affidavit?<br />• Were these false statements merely mistakes or did Himan commit perjury? <br />• Does the DPD excuse making false statements in affidavits? <br />• Was Himan disciplined for these false statements?<br /><br /><br />44. The affidavit filed by Himan in the application for the NTO adopted the “false names” theory in which for the first time it was alleged that the accuser had claimed that the assailants (previously identified as Adam, Bret and Matt) were not using their real names. <br /><br />• On what basis was the “false names” theory adopted?<br />• Had the accuser made this statement without prompting by DPD?<br />• If not, why did the affidavit contain this claim?<br />• Is the inclusion of false statements on sworn affidavits consistent with standard DPD procedures?<br />• Why did the DPD appear to avoid any evidence not consistent with this theory?<br />• Is a failure to test a theory consistent with standard DPD procedures?JSwifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758976125626982551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-30591377826131492142010-08-21T08:36:02.940-07:002010-08-21T08:36:02.940-07:0038. After she provided her formal statement castin...38. After she provided her formal statement casting doubt on the credibility of the accusation, Kim Pittman was arrested on an outstanding warrant. <br /><br />• Was this arrest an attempt to intimidate a witness or is the arrest of a witness standard procedure for the DPD? <br />• Was there an attempt by the DPD to convince Kim to alter her story? <br />• Was the only such attempt to intimidate a witness made by the investigator in the DA’s office?<br /><br /><br />39. In executing the search warrant on 610 N. Buchanan, the DPD seized the accuser’s cell phone. The contents of the phone apparently were not analyzed by the DPD. The defense attorneys were required to ask the court to require that the phones be analyzed. <br /><br />• Why were the contents of the phone not analyzed?<br />• Why did the DPD not believe that the information contained in the phone was relevant to the case?<br />• Could the times of telephone calls helped to have established a time line?<br />• Could interviews with the persons with whom the accuser had spoken immediately before or immediately after the party have provided additional information relevant to the case?<br />• Is the failure to analyze evidence standard procedure for the DPD?<br /><br /><br />40. In executing the search warrant on 610 N. Buchanan, the DPD seized several cameras. It is unclear whether the contents of those cameras were analyzed.<br /><br />• Were the contents of the cameras analyzed?<br />• If so, what did the pictures show?<br />• Did the pictures provide any evidence that supported the allegations?<br />• Why were the pictures not used to identify which players had attended the party?<br />• If the pictures provided no evidence that supported the allegations, what actions were taken to reconcile that lack of evidence with the accusation?<br />• If the pictures were not analyzed, why not?<br />• If not, why did the DPD believe that photographs of the party were not relevant to the investigation?<br />• If a failure to analyze photographic evidence consistent with standard DPD procedure?<br /><br /><br />41. On March 22, a lawyer retained by Duke to “facilitate” a meeting between the players and the DPD called to cancel the meeting. Apparently, one of the players had told his father about the meeting, other parents were informed, and the parents insisted on legal representation. The report confirms that this meeting was first rescheduled for March 29, then cancelled and not rescheduled a second time. <br /><br />• At what time was the meeting rescheduled?<br />• Who cancelled the March 29 meeting?<br />• If the players’ attorneys had agreed to have the players meet with the DPD, why did the DPD act in bad faith as described below?JSwifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758976125626982551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-15990089504116208352010-08-21T08:35:18.759-07:002010-08-21T08:35:18.759-07:0033. Brian Taylor, one of the accuser’s two drivers...33. Brian Taylor, one of the accuser’s two drivers, drove the accuser to 610 Buchanan on March 13. Taylor apparently dropped her off at approximately 11:40 p.m. The special prosecutors’ report indicated that he purchased a drink at a nearby gas station at 11:43 p.m. Taylor was first interviewed on March 21. He indicated that they left for the dance at 10:40 p.m., but apparently was not asked the time of their arrival. Based on Himan’s typewritten case notes, Taylor was asked few questions. <br /><br />• Why was Taylor not asked to estimate the time of arrival?<br />• Did the interview with Taylor help to establish a timeline?<br />• If not, why not?<br />• Is a failure to use witnesses to establish a timeline consistent with standard DPD procedures?<br />• Was the DPD aware that Taylor had purchased a drink at the nearby gas station?<br />• If not, why not?<br />• Did the DPD question Taylor about the accuser’s activities prior to the lacrosse party?<br />• If not, why not?<br /><br /><br />34. The accuser was not asked by the DPD on March 21 to provide a formal statement. This meeting is one week after the initial accusation of the attack. <br /><br />• Why was the accuser not asked to make a formal statement? <br />• Is this failure to obtain a formal statement consistent with standard procedure? <br />• Does the DPD not believe that it is important to receive a statement as soon as possible? <br />• Does the DPD believe that recollections become more accurate with age?<br /><br /><br />35. On March 21, Jason Bissey, the next-door neighbor called Himan to provide information. Himan’s typewritten case notes do not provide specific times for the dancers’ arrivals or departure. The DPD did not follow up this call for more than one week. <br /><br />• Why have the DPD not canvassed neighbors in the first week of the investigation?<br />• Why was Bissey not asked for an estimate of the time of the dancers’ arrivals and departure?<br />• Why did the DPD apparently not believe that an eyewitness could provide information related to establishing a timeline for the alleged attack?<br />• Why did the DPD not follow up for more than one week?<br /><br /><br />36. On March 22, Kim Pittman appeared at a police station where she gave her formal statement. In her statement, she claimed that she and the accuser had not been separated except for two periods of approximately five minutes. Her statement left no time for the twenty to thirty minute attack then alleged. <br /><br />• Was Kim challenged on the inconsistencies between her formal statement and the accusations?<br />• Did Kim’s formal statement raise questions regarding the credibility of the accusation?<br /><br /><br />37. Kim Pittman was not asked at this time to make identifications of any of the players who had attended the party. Despite the failure of the accuser to make identifications on either March 16 or March 21, the DPD appeared to be uninterested in Kim’s ability to make identifications.<br /><br />• Why was Kim Pittman not asked to make identifications at the time she had given her formal statement?<br />• Why would the ability of a witness to identify either suspects or other witnesses not be relevant to the investigation?<br />• Is this failure to ask a witness to make identifications consistent with standard DPD procedure?JSwifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758976125626982551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-80592245540388191282010-08-21T08:34:00.193-07:002010-08-21T08:34:00.193-07:0030. On March 21, Gottlieb claims to have met with ...30. On March 21, Gottlieb claims to have met with Levicy and that at this meeting Levicy characterized the accuser’s injuries as consistent with a sexual assault. He claimed to have picked up the SANE report at this time. A subpoena for the medical records was served on DUMC on this date. In her testimony in Nifong’s Bar trial, Levicy denied meeting with Gottlieb on this date. <br /><br />• Did Gottlieb meet with Levicy on this date?<br />• If not, why did he make this claim in his report and in his deposition?<br />• Was a version of the SANE report available at this time?<br />• If the SANE report was not available at this time, when was the report made available?<br />• Did Gottlieb read the SANE report prior to his interview with Levicy?<br />• If so, did Gottlieb realize that no significant injuries were documented in the report?<br />• If so, did Gottlieb challenge Levicy to determine why her earlier statement was not consistent with the SANE report? <br />• Did Gottlieb challenge Levicy to determine why her statement regarding blunt force trauma was not consistent with either the SANE report or the lack of physical injuries observed on the March 16 meeting? <br />• If no attempt was made to reconcile Levicy’s statements with the SANE report, is this failure consistent with standard DPD procedures?<br />• Was the DPD aware at this time that the accuser had claimed at UNC Hospital on March 15 that she had felt no pain at DUMC?<br />• If so, what attempt was made to reconcile that statement with Levicy’s characterization of the accuser’s demeanor?<br />• Was Levicy’s lack of certification as a SANE known by Gottlieb at this time? <br />• If so, did the lack of certification make her opinions less valuable in the investigation? <br />• Did Gottlieb attempt to speak with Dr. Julie Manly, the resident who had performed the exam? <br />• If not, why was no attempt made? <br />• Did Gottlieb make attempts to speak with other medical personnel at DUMC who had treated the accuser? <br />• If not, why not? <br />• Why did the DPD seek a statement from only one person? <br /><br /><br />31. On March 21, the DPD met with the accuser for a second time. At this meeting, the accuser provided another version of her story. <br /><br />• What attempts were made by these officers to reconcile the new version of the accusation with the prior versions? <br />• What attempts were made to reconcile the accusation with Kim’s characterization of it as a “crock” and her statement that she had not been separated from the accuser for more than five minutes? <br />• What attempts were made to reconcile the accusation with the statements made by the captains in which they denied that any sex had taken place? <br />• If no attempts were made to reconcile the accusation with other evidence, why not?<br />• Is the failure to reconcile conflicting statements consistent with standard DPD procedures?<br /><br /><br />32. At this meeting, the accuser participated in another photographic lineup. This lineup also violated the DPD guidelines for lineups because it contained no non-player fillers. The accuser once again failed to identify her attackers. <br /><br />• Why did the officers adopt procedures that violated DPD guidelines?<br />• Why were no persons known not to have been at the party included as fillers?<br />• How were the players included chosen?<br />• Were any attempts made to reconcile the choice made and not made with conflicting choices in the previous lineup?<br />• If not, why not?<br />• If the descriptions of the players as recounted by Gottlieb matched the indicted players so precisely, why was Collin Finnerty, the player on the team with perhaps the most distinctive appearance, once again not included in this lineup? <br />• Does this second failure to include in a lineup an obvious suspect make the descriptions in Gottlieb’s report even more questionable?<br />• Is the failure to include an obvious suspect in a lineup consistent with standard DPD procedures?JSwifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758976125626982551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-8218962858408976242010-08-21T08:32:58.964-07:002010-08-21T08:32:58.964-07:0025. On March 17 and March 18, the accuser reported...25. On March 17 and March 18, the accuser reportedly danced at the Platinum Club and signed into the VIP room while there. While there, she apparently told co-workers that she was going to get money from some boys at Duke, but did not mention the alleged assault. The accuser was filmed dancing at the Platinum Club on March 25. The film apparently was offered to Nifong. She apparently was observed engaging in a sexual act at the Platinum Club on that night. <br /><br />• When did the DPD become aware of this report?<br />• Was the DPD aware that the film had been offered to Nifong?<br />• If not, why not?<br />• Was the DPD aware of the report prior to its publication in the media?<br />• If not, why not?<br />• Is this report correct?<br />• Did the DPD believe that the activities of the accuser both before and after the alleged attack were unimportant?<br />• If so, why are the activities unimportant?<br />• If the report is correct, does this activity affect the credibility of the accuser?<br />• Does the ability of the accuser to dance at a strip club three days after the alleged attack raise questions about the extent of the injuries she allegedly suffered in a brutal beating?<br />• Does the claim that she was going to get money from the players raise questions about the credibility of the accuser and any motivations she may have for making the accusation?<br />• Was the accuser ever asked about these reports?<br />• If not, why not?<br />• Did the DPD ever interview any of the accuser’s co-workers at the Platinum Club?<br />• If not, why not?<br />• Is a failure to follow up reported activities of a complaining witness consistent with standard DPD procedures?<br /><br /><br />26. There is no reported activity on March 18 or March 19. <br /><br />• Did the DPD take any actions over the weekend regarding the investigation? <br /><br /><br />27. On March 19, the News & Observer published a short article describing the report of a rape. Gottlieb was quoted in this article: “It was an act where alcohol was involved.” <br /><br />• Was Gottlieb accurately quoted?<br />• If so, why did he fail to describe the report as an allegation?<br />• Is this failure consistent with standard DPD procedures?<br />• If Gottlieb was not accurately quoted, was an attempt made to correct the record?<br />• If not, why not?<br /><br /><br />28. On March 20, Gottlieb sent a message to the Duke server asking for assistance in the investigation of the alleged rape. <br /><br />• Why did the DPD make no attempts to interview neighbors to determine if they had any relevant information?<br />• Is the failure to interview neighbors consistent with standard DPD procedures?<br /><br /><br />29. On March 20, Himan spoke on the telephone with Kim Pittman, the other dancer at the party. Pittman characterized the accusation as a “crock” and estimated that she had not been separated from the accuser for more than five minutes. <br /><br />• Did Pittman’s comments raise any questions about the credibility of the complaining witness?<br />• Because her reaction did not support the allegation, was Pittman challenged at this time? <br />• What attempt was made to reconcile Pittman’s statement with the details of the accusation?<br />• Did Himan ask Pittman any questions or did he merely take notes of her comments?<br />• If no questions were asked, is this failure consistent with standard DPD procedures?JSwifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758976125626982551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-86860386978969247242010-08-21T08:32:01.060-07:002010-08-21T08:32:01.060-07:0021. On March 16, the search warrant was executed o...21. On March 16, the search warrant was executed on 610 N. Buchanan, and the three captains who lived there assisted police in locating the evidence seized. All three volunteered to be interviewed. They voluntarily provided DNA samples and offered to submit to polygraph tests. The captains denied the accusation. <br /><br />• Why were the captains’ denials in their interviews that any sexual activity had taken place, consensual or otherwise, not viewed as credible?<br />• What did the captains say in their interviews that provided any credibility to the accusation?<br />• Were female officers used to take suspect kits from the captains?<br />• If so, is the use of female officers consistent with standard DPD procedures?<br />• If not, why were standard procedures violated in this case?<br />• Why were the captains’ offers to take lie detector tests rejected, particularly if the officers who interviewed them thought that they were hiding something?<br />• Is a decision to reject offers to take polygraph tests consistent with standard DPD procedures?<br /><br /><br />22. There are reports that one of the DPD officers claimed to have found cocaine in the house and that one of the residents was involved in an unrelated assault. When these allegations were denied, the officer is alleged to have indicated that he was just kidding. <br /><br />• Are these reports correct?<br />• If so, were these actions an attempt to intimidate a witness?<br />• Is the intimidation of witnesses consistent with standard DPD procedures?<br />• If not, has the officer been disciplined?<br /><br /><br />23. In connection with the execution of the search warrant, all three of the resident captains voluntarily provided the DPD with access to their e-mail accounts. The DPD is reported not to have accessed the captains’ e-mail accounts before the initial indictments.<br /><br />• Is this report correct?<br />• If so, why did the DPD fail to examine the e-mail accounts?<br />• Is this failure consistent with standard DPD procedures?<br />• If the DPD accessed the e-mail accounts of the captains, what additional evidence did this provide?<br /><br /><br />24. On March 17, Gottlieb sent a message to the Trinity Park server asking for assistance in the investigation of the alleged rape. <br /><br />• Why did Gottlieb fail to describe the attack as “alleged” as with most accusations?<br />• Why did the DPD make no attempts to interview neighbors to determine if they had any relevant information? <br />• Is the failure to interview neighbors consistent with standard DPD procedures?<br />• What other actions did the DPD take on March 17 in this investigation?JSwifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758976125626982551noreply@blogger.com