Jerry Parnell
Specialist in legal malpractice defense and criminal white collar defense; former president of State Bar; currently a representative of NC to ABA councils.
Prosecutor invested with public trust; critical to protecting integrity of the system--obligation to govern impartially. Prosecutor not at liberty to strike "foul blows"--must guard against wrongful convictions.
At ABA meetings, nametag says where people are from--at Aug. 2006 meeting, people he didn't even know came up to him and said, "What is going on in NC? Don't you people have any rules?"
He knew that Nifong's statements were wrong, and assumed that Nifong knew the statements were wrong.
Nifong mentioned 337,000 times in google search--only favorable mention of Nifong came from his own website; presented image of NC to the country.
Oh, common on, WRAL--I want the testimony!
ReplyDeleteYour wish is their command!
ReplyDeleteThe other Fox commentator is great: Skewering Nifong: He still doesn't get it. Ridiculing that Nifong claimed yesterday that he "was trying to do the right thing."
ReplyDeleteWhat's interesting is that Dan Boyce (WRAL commentator) ran against Roy Cooper for AG a few years ago,so you've got both sides of the aisle condemning his actions.
ReplyDeleteHe googled Nifong! LOVE IT!
ReplyDeleteFox News has the best coverage right now.
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Only mentions of Nifong... unfavorable, to unrepeatable!
ReplyDeleteDavid Evans testifying! Woah!
ReplyDeleteLOL. Wrong Evans.
ReplyDeleteDavid Evans, father of David Evans.
ReplyDeleteFox has gone to testimony. They may have made the same mistake as you!
ReplyDeleteI feel sorry for Knifong and not sorry at the same time. Indeed a hollow victory if he does lose his license but it's the just verdict. From all indications, he went at it alone with no model type ADAs assisting him like Sam Waterston in Law and Order. hehe
ReplyDeleteNifong picked the 3 nicest kids on the team! This testimony makes me cry!
ReplyDeleteOne has to wonder what the hell the ADAs were thinking. I suspect they were cowed by Fong. They knew it was risky to challenge his handling of the case.
ReplyDeleteThe prosecution opens with a man who presided over a bar known for wrist-slapping or ignoring worse prosecutorial misconduct, and he talks about Google searches? Really?
ReplyDeleteParnell went on because he's well known in the NC legal community. And look at his testimony this way, re. his predilection for wrist-slapping: If even Parnell thinks it's outrageous, it must really be bad! lol!
ReplyDeleteIn response to Nifong's claim that only guilty people need lawyers, Evans says "I note that Mr. Nifong has lawyers with him here." HEH!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the synopsis of this. Apparently, WRAL did not deem most of this as worth "worth watching."
ReplyDeleteI posted the last comment. I just wanted to add that I switched to the NBC17 feed, and I did not have any further issue with receiving a live feed.
ReplyDeleteWhat is going on in Durham? Don't you people have any rules?
ReplyDeleteWhat is going on at Duke? Don't you people have any rules?
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