North Carolina District Attorney for Prosecutorial District 14
In office April 27, 2005 – June 21, 2007[1]
Preceded by
Jim Hardin
Succeeded by
Jim Hardin (acting)
Constituency
Durham County, North Carolina
Personal details
Born
Michael Byron Nifong
(1950-09-14) September 14, 1950 (age 73) Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Cy Gurney
Children
1 son, 1 daughter
Residence
Durham County, North Carolina
Alma mater
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina School of Law
Known for
Misconduct against falsely accused players in the Duke lacrosse case
Michael Byron Nifong (born September 14, 1950) is an American former attorney and convicted criminal.[2] He served as the Durham County District Attorney until he was removed, disbarred, and very briefly jailed following court findings concerning his conduct in the Duke lacrosse case, primarily his conspiring with the DNA lab director to withhold exculpatory DNA evidence that could have acquitted the defendants.[3]
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^Beard, Aaron (August 31, 2007). "Judge Finds Duke Prosecutor in Contempt". ABC News. Archived from the original on September 13, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
^Neff, Joseph (August 6, 2006). "Lacrosse files show gaps in DA's case". News & Observer. Archived from the original on September 28, 2006.
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players were victims of a "tragic rush to accuse." The District Attorney, MikeNifong, was subsequently disbarred. In 2019, Duke paid $112.5 million to settle...
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then-District Attorney MikeNifong convict the accused lacrosse players. On April 12, 2007, after the case brought by Nifong collapsed and the Duke Lacrosse...
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throughout the Duke lacrosse case. Coleman said that former district attorney MikeNifong had committed serious prosecutorial misconduct, and if defendants were...
on December 31, 2006. Retrieved December 8, 2006. "State Bar verdict on Nifong" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved October...
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