Dec. 26, 2006 — The lawyers of three Duke lacrosse players who are accused of sexually assaulting a North Carolina woman have asked the U.S. attorney general to look into the prosecutor's conduct during the case, Michael Cornacchia, the attorney for defendant Collin Finnerty, told "Good Morning America."
"We're seeking federal intervention. … We can't allow this to continue another day," Cornacchia told "GMA" anchor Chris Cuomo. "Under the color of law, he's depriving our clients of constitutional rights."
Durham, N.C., District Attorney Mike Nifong announced last week that he was dropping the rape charges against the three defendants — Dave Evans, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann.
Cornacchia said Nifong had mishandled the case in his identifying of the three young men, his public statements and by withholding evidence.
"He knew that the DNA didn't match before he indicted the [defendants]," Cornacchia said. [When I was a prosecutor], I didn't accuse anybody unless I had … reasonable doubt.
"Accusation is destruction," he said.
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