Posted by
Tweeter on Thursday, October 12, 2006 12:33:34 PM
Alot of fluff for the media yet no day in court for the accused.
Defense in Duke Rape Case Seek Notes
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Defense attorneys in the Duke University lacrosse rape case said the prosecutor's office has failed to hand over details of any statements from the accuser or handwritten notes from investigators.
Attorneys for player David Evans said the information was not included in 615 pages of evidence District Attorney Mike Nifong turned over to them last month, according to a letter sent to the prosecutor on Wednesday.
This spring, Evans, 23, and fellow players Reade Seligmann, 20, and Collin Finnerty, 20, were indicted on charges of rape, kidnapping and sexual offense.
A student at nearby North Carolina Central University told police she was raped in a bathroom by three men at a March 13 off-campus lacrosse team party. Defense attorneys have strongly proclaimed the players' innocence.
Defense attorneys Joseph Cheshire and Brad Bannon said they believe Nifong talked with the accuser based on a court motion in which the prosecutor states the woman told him she had not taken Ecstasy on the night of the party.
Nifong's assistant said the prosecutor was out of town and had not read the letter.
© 2006 The Associated Press.