Nifong Steps Down

Hopefully there will soon be an end to this sorry mess.

For excellent analysis see KC Johnson at Durham-in-Wonderland.

Incidentally, Johnson notes that Nifong has a habit of releasing bad news on a Friday: "The first DNA tests? Handed over to defense attorneys after 5pm on a Friday. The decision to drop the rape charges? The Friday before Christmas. This decision? The Friday before a three-day weekend."