Mike Nifong

Mike Nifong
North Carolina District Attorney for Prosecutorial District 14
In office
April 27, 2005 – June 21, 2007[1]
Preceded byJim Hardin
Succeeded byJim Hardin (acting)
ConstituencyDurham County, North Carolina
Personal details
Born
Michael Byron Nifong

(1950-09-14) September 14, 1950 (age 74)
Wilmington, North Carolina,
United States
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCy Gurney
Children1 son, 1 daughter
ResidenceDurham County, North Carolina
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina School of Law
Known forMisconduct 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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference HardinSwear was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Neff, Joseph (August 6, 2006). "Lacrosse files show gaps in DA's case". News & Observer. Archived from the original on September 28, 2006.