Prosecutors talk about Nifong disbarment
Indiana prosecutors worry about heightened suspicion of charging decisions they make as a result of the high-profile disbarment of a North Carolina prosecutor over the weekend.Talk started months ago as the situation escalated, but banter took a new surge this morning following Michael Nifong’s nationally televised disciplinary proceeding Saturday. He was disbarred for violating professional conduct rules in his prosecution of three Duke University lacrosse players falsely accused of rape.”Around the country and here, prosecutors are talking about the Nifong effect,”…