State Prosecutor to Take Control of Duke Assault Case ; Vows to Keep Lid On Investigation
The Record, Bergen County, NJ (January 14, 2007)
Author: Aaron Beard, The Associated Press
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RALEIGH, N.C. The state Attorney General's Office agreed Saturday to take over the sexual assault case against three Duke University lacrosse players at the request of the embattled district attorney.
Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong, hamstrung by a flip- flopping witness and dogged by allegations that he made inflammatory statements to the media, asked Attorney General Roy Cooper's office Friday to appoint a special prosecutor.See the full content of this document
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State Prosecutor to Take Control of Duke Assault Case ; Vows to Keep Lid On Investigation
"I wish I could tell you this case would be resolved quickly," Cooper said at a news conference Saturday. "Since we ...
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