Nifong Accepts Disbarment

Mike Nifong has agreed that he should be disbarred and will not appeal the decision of the disciplinary committee.

RALEIGH, N.C. - District Attorney Mike Nifong believes he should be disbarred following a disciplinary committee ruling Saturday that said he broke numerous rules of professional conduct during his disastrous prosecution of three Duke University lacrosse players falsely accused of rape, his attorney said…….

…….Nifong, who had already pledged to resign his position in Durham County, would waive any right to appeal any punishment imposed by the disciplinary committee, said his attorney, David Freedman.

"He hopes this helps restore some of the confidence in the criminal justice system of North Carolina," Freedman said.

The actual decision will be a formality, then. But that brings up the question: What formal penalty will there be for the professors at Duke who demanded the legal lynching of the three players? (At the very least, they should be looking at lawsuits.)

UPDATE: It's official. Nifong has been disbarred:

"This matter has been a fiasco. There's no doubt about it," said committee chairman F. Lane Williamson.

Nifong sat motionless, one hand resting over his mouth, as Williamson recounted how he engaged in dishonest and deceitful conduct. The veteran prosecutor would not appeal the punishment, his lawyer said.