Duke Rape Case Dropped: Critical Mistakes by Former Prosecutor Plus Witness Changing Story Guaranteed This Outcome

Surprise, surprise, surprise.

The Duke lacrosse rape case totally (and finally) collapsed today when the North Carolina Attorney General dropped all charges against three lacrosse players from Duke University, clearing the way for the formerly accused to get their lives back on track.

This case should never have been brought.

The former prosecutor didn't interview the "victim", released statements to the media which looked like he was prosecuting the case on TV, violated police line-up procedures, ignored DNA evidence which pointed away from the accused players, and ignored the victim changing her story repeatedly.

The former prosecutor is facing disciplinary action from the state bar related to his conduct during this case. They need to make an example out of him to discourage other "borderline" prosecutors from this kind of conduct.

Prosecuting someone for political gain and not for breaking the law is a terrible abuse of power.

Duke Rape Case Continues to Unravel: DA Should Drop ALL Charges and Prepare to Face the Music

The Duke lacrosse rape case continued to unravel this week with some of the charges being dropped, and the North Carolina state bar association filing complaints against the DA's inept handling of the entire affair.

The "victim" keeps changing her story and it's clear that there isn't enough evidence to carry anything forward. In addition, blunders in the interviewing of the victim (it never happened) and improper line-up identification procedures added to the prosecutor's problems. His prosecution of the suspects in the media is the main basis for the state bar complaints against him; the case against the DA opened two weeks after the woman reported the alleged rape.

Even if something did happen, the victim is unreliable. She's changed her story so many times that the entire case has been seriously undermined.

The remaining charges should be dropped.