More Meehan

Nifong: this report would be used for a proceeding.

"No question that this was not a final report."

[Yet the reference seems to be for additional evidence items received after May 12, not recapitulating the items received before May 12.]

"He never specifically detailed to us what he expected to see in the report"--despite what he claimed in his Dec. 28 letter to the Bar.

Nifong--despite his claim to the bar on Dec. 28--never referenced this in his discussions with Meehan at the time.

Meehan: "It's expected that I should know what's in the report."

His report "very different" than SBI summary report--even though Nifong claimed in his letter to the Bar that he had instructed Meehan to mimic the SBI summary report in the Meehan report.

Meehan concedes under examination that the SBI report made clear when there were no matches to DNA evidence. Meehan further concedes that he did not follow this policy.

"I did attempt to make it clear that 'there is other information here, it doesn't match anything, but it is here.'" Would have listed this if a final, conclusive report.

Meehan: one difference between our report and SBI report is that DSI report listed individual DNA profiles.

[How exactly does this fit with his "privacy" concerns?]

Meehan: Himan called back to say that Nifong did not want a final report that would take into account any new tests.

Didn't produce final report "because we were never asked."

"Of course" expected that Nifong would request a final report--but Nifong never did so in this case.

Concedes that August discovery request was "quite extensive."

Q: Did Nifong then note that he would need to produce a final report, in response to this motion?
A: Meehan--no, but raised cost and privacy concerns.

Nifong tells Meehan it would be "very important for me and my company" to appear at the 12-15 hearing. Meehan says that he had doubts that he could be prepared for the hearing.

His testimony at the Dec. 15 hearing was "truthful and accurate." Concedes that he then issued a "supplemental report," which "aligned our report a little more closely to the SBI report."

For the first time, Meehan is using the phrase "interim report" to describe his May 12, 2006 document.

Meehan: "we supplied amended report on our own"--Nifong never requested it.

Concluding question: Nifong never asked for a complete report. Meehan would have provided one had he asked.