Duke Lacrosse Lawyers Request DNA Test Results
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Lawyers for three Duke lacrosse players once accused of raping a stripper repeatedly asked District Attorney Mike Nifong to turn over the full results of DNA testing, a lawyer testified yesterday during Mr. Nifong’s ethics trial.
Brad Bannon, who represented former student Dave Evans, also recounted the offers he and other defense attorneys made to meet with Mr. Nifong before he sought indictments against their clients. Mr. Nifong refused, he said.
The North Carolina State Bar charged Mr. Nifong with violating rules of professional conduct in his handling of the high-profile case.
Among the charges are allegations that Mr. Nifong kept the full details of the DNA testing from the defense. If convicted by the bar’s disciplinary committee, Mr. Nifong could be stripped of his license to practice law in the state.
