tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post3367865564777741956..comments2024-02-24T05:19:10.949-05:00Comments on Durham-in-Wonderland: Cohan: Lax on Prosecutorial Ethicskcjohnson9http://www.blogger.com/profile/09625813296986996867noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-82495924371895386982014-04-08T20:17:40.343-04:002014-04-08T20:17:40.343-04:00Is Cohan a Communist?Is Cohan a Communist?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-65346264039311033852014-04-08T19:55:16.983-04:002014-04-08T19:55:16.983-04:00To Jay:
I doubt it. Cohan always operates by infe...To Jay:<br /><br />I doubt it. Cohan always operates by inference and insinuation. It's very clever in that respect.kcjohnson9https://www.blogger.com/profile/09625813296986996867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-41266024306217504812014-04-08T19:45:50.549-04:002014-04-08T19:45:50.549-04:00I'm not a lawyer, and I admit that I haven'...I'm not a lawyer, and I admit that I haven't read (and have no intention of reading) The Price of Silence, but it sounds like several people have been defamed and libeled. Is there a possible case?jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01287697720919718478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-33884405978694937042014-04-08T18:40:57.733-04:002014-04-08T18:40:57.733-04:00Neufeld was there when Nifong's case needed hi...Neufeld was there when Nifong's case needed him.<br />And he didn't clarify or retract or defend the players once he found out the entire facts (if he didn't know them before).<br />And he repeated his remarks three times, to different media.<br /><br />He provided Nifong the excuse he needed to go on for another year on no evidence.<br /><br />And that, imho, still needs some 'splainin...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-109138213973107382014-04-08T18:11:07.094-04:002014-04-08T18:11:07.094-04:00If I were of a mind to defend Mr. Neufeld (which I...If I were of a mind to defend Mr. Neufeld (which I am not), I would say that most of what he said was very general, consisting of platitudes. He did not seem to be addressing the specifics of the DL case at all. I never saw any subsequent clarification from him.<br /><br />"The truth is if you speak to crime lab directors, they will tell you that in only a relatively small number of cases is there any DNA evidence," said Peter Neufeld, co-founder and co-director of the Innocence Project, which uses DNA to free people wrongly imprisoned. "In rape cases, there is an expectation of DNA. But like many expectations, often it is misplaced." <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/LegalCenter/story?id=1958031&" rel="nofollow">ABC news</a><br />Chris Halkideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14933976220776524122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-32695228268895092662014-04-08T16:22:05.909-04:002014-04-08T16:22:05.909-04:00I have supported the Innocence Project for many y...I have supported the Innocence Project for many years, including financially.<br /><br />However, Peter Neufeld's willingness to associate with the O.J. Simpson case was always a mystery to me. Simpson's attorneys made a mockery of DNA science as it applied to that case, with Neufeld's (apparently well-paid) help.<br /><br />I am curious if Neufeld ever responded to Bill Anderson's letter. He would not, and could not, if Nifong had consulted with him as a potential expert witness.<br /><br />If Neufeld was in any way associated with Nifong and possible work for the prosecution, I am afraid my world-view of the Innocence Project would be shattered.<br /><br />I would be like the young Chicago White Sox fan who asked of "Shoeless" Joe Jackson (accused of throwing the 1919 World Series), "Say it ain't so, Joe".<br /><br />Jim PetersonJim In San Diegohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959286127760699852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-402491394683741612014-04-08T15:06:30.845-04:002014-04-08T15:06:30.845-04:00It is notable that Peter Neufeld, who was so eager...It is notable that Peter Neufeld, who was so eager to defend O.J. Simpson, was willing to publicly aid Nifong at a critical time. <br /><br />I was under the impression that Neufeld (and Scheck) believed that absence of DNA meant the accused was innocent. <br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-22277296425634761082014-04-08T14:27:12.148-04:002014-04-08T14:27:12.148-04:00KC's scholarly, fact-driven undressing of Coha...KC's scholarly, fact-driven undressing of Cohan's "book," is a breath of fresh air that helps off-set the stench flowing from Cohan's distortions, mis-directions, and errors. Of course, this isn't a fair fight -- it's as if KC is playing three-dimensional chess while Cohan flails at checkers. Cohan reveals himself for the utter fool that he is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-33201914399214895822014-04-08T13:22:08.388-04:002014-04-08T13:22:08.388-04:00Chris H:
Do you know if anyone at the Innocence ...Chris H:<br /><br />Do you know if anyone at the Innocence Project ever responded to Bill Anderson's letter?<br /><br />Jim PetersonJim In San Diegohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959286127760699852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-71081496491449458362014-04-08T11:04:17.792-04:002014-04-08T11:04:17.792-04:00Chris, thank you for the reminder and link to Bill...Chris, thank you for the reminder and link to Bill's excellent column in re: the DNA.<br /><br />Neufeld's comments rile to this day (my spell check suggested 'Seinfeld to correct 'Neufeld', btw)<br /><br />From Bill's column:<br /><br />“<b>There have been thousands and thousands of men who have been convicted in the United States of the crime of rape without DNA and without semen,” Neufeld said</b>.<br /><br />And, one might add, there are scores if not hundreds of such men who are now being exonerated and released from decades of false imprisonment.<br /><br />One.might.add.RighteousThugnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-72719554468531900522014-04-08T10:45:53.611-04:002014-04-08T10:45:53.611-04:00Of course something happened .
Just ask Crystal...Of course <b> <i> something happened </i></b>.<br /><br />Just ask Crystal's last boyfriend. .... Oh wait, he's dead, and she is in the slammer for murdering him.<br /><br />But, you'll admit ... 'something' DID happen to the poor guy.A Duke Dadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-84832800214781647052014-04-08T10:20:57.559-04:002014-04-08T10:20:57.559-04:00Bill Anderson wrote a good rebuttal to the claim t...<a href="http://www.lewrockwell.com/2008/04/william-l-anderson/duke-why-the-dna-mattered/" rel="nofollow">Bill Anderson</a> wrote a good rebuttal to the claim that the DNA results did not matter. By the implication of the prosecution, the DL players had amazing forensic skills in avoiding transferring their DNA to Ms. Mangum, despite the fact that DNA can transfer by touch as well as through semen. For example, there are simulated strangulation studies in the forensic literature, although obviously one would have to swab an alleged victim's body in the right place to find the DNA. Then they foolishly left the fingernails in the trash, because that is what the storyline demands. Nifong is not alone among prosecutors in constructing a narrative in which the alleged perpetrators are superhuman in their skills one minute, and complete nitwits the next. The whole thing would be risible, except that real people are still getting hurt by Nifong's misconduct and Cohan's fecklessness.Chris Halkideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14933976220776524122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-69453682661836167482014-04-08T09:07:54.436-04:002014-04-08T09:07:54.436-04:00Let's not forget that the "suspects"...Let's not forget that the "suspects" were never once interrogated by the police after their arrest; nor were they asked (or permitted) to give statements.<br /><br />What kind of 'investigation' was this?<br />One in which the conclusions were decided in advance, and facts didn't matter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-74353954698324391152014-04-08T08:35:50.213-04:002014-04-08T08:35:50.213-04:00The DNA results were exculpatory because they demo...The DNA results were exculpatory because they demonstrated that the PCR amplifications were working. IMO they were especially helpful to David Evans' case, inasmuch as he seemed to be the most vulnerable of the three (from the fake fingernail results). The results also cast doubt on Ms. Mangum's credibility. If Cohan cannot acknowledge this, he is being feckless.Chris Halkideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14933976220776524122noreply@blogger.com