Attorney in Duke Lacrosse Case Charged With Multiple Violations

The North Carolina State Bar charged Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong with violating the state's rules of professional conduct, alleging he withheld the DNA test results from the players' defense attorneys, lied to the court and bar investigators, and making misleading and inflammatory comments about the three athletes.

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The North Carolina State Bar charged Nifong with violating the state's rules of professional conduct, alleging he withheld the DNA test results from the players' defense attorneys. If convicted by a disciplinary committee, Nifong could be stripped of his license to practice law in the state.

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His soft-spoken statements were barely audible in the courtroom, where observers leaned forward in their chairs as they struggled to hear Nifong through his tears. But the families of cleared players Reade Seligmann, Collin Finnerty and Dave Evans watched with little emotion, and Evans' attorney rejected Nifong's attempt to take responsibility.

"It was an obvious cynical ploy to save his law license, and his apology to these people is far too little and comes far too late," defense lawyer Joseph Cheshire said.

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