Nifong held in criminal contempt by judge, sentenced to day in jail

[Patsy Stone]

Source: CNN.com

(CNN) -- Embattled former district attorney Mike Nifong was held in criminal contempt of court and sentenced to one day in jail Friday for his actions in the flawed Duke lacrosse team rape case.

Nifong must report to jail September 7, Superior Court Judge W. Osmond Smith III said.

The judge said Nifong's withholding of DNA evidence from defense attorneys was an affront to the integrity of the judicial system.

The evidence potentially would have cleared the three lacrosse players of sexual assault charges months before North Carolina's attorney general dropped them in April.



Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/31/nifong.contempt/index.html

[ButterflyBlood]

1. Should've got more

But on the bright side, if the guy wants a job after getting out, he better get used to saying "Do you want fries with that?"