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Accuser from Duke lacrosse case seeks damages, new murder trial in latest legal battle
Here we go again.
Accuser from Duke lacrosse case seeks damages, new murder trial in latest legal battle
By Staff Reports | 01/04/2018
Crystal Mangum, who previously accused Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006, filed a complaint earlier this week alleging malicious prosecution in her 2013 second-degree murder conviction, according to a Durham Herald-Sun report. ... The complaint is made against the Durham Police Department and the Durham County District Attorney’s Office.
In November 2013, Mangum was convicted of second-degree murder for stabbing her boyfriend Reginald Daye. Mangum—who maintained that she stabbed Daye in self-defense during a fight at his house in April 2011—was sentenced to 13 to 18 years in prison. ... According to the Herald-Sun report, the civil filing in Durham County Superior Court asks for more than $25,000 in damages and for Mangum to have a new trial.
Mangum had previously alleged that she had been raped by members of the men’s lacrosse team at a party held in a house near East Campus March 13, 2006. A stripper enrolled in classes at North Carolina Central University at the time, she reported being sexually assaulted for 30 minutes by three men in a bathroom and that party-goers yelled racial slurs at her.
The three accused players were eventually found innocent, and then-Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong was disbarred for perjury and violating professional conduct. ... After a lengthy media silence, Mangum released a memoir called “The Last Dance for Grace: The Crystal Mangum Story” in October 2008 and maintained that she was assaulted at the party in 2006. ... Magnum’s current projected release date is February 2026.
By Staff Reports | 01/04/2018
Crystal Mangum, who previously accused Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006, filed a complaint earlier this week alleging malicious prosecution in her 2013 second-degree murder conviction, according to a Durham Herald-Sun report. ... The complaint is made against the Durham Police Department and the Durham County District Attorney’s Office.
In November 2013, Mangum was convicted of second-degree murder for stabbing her boyfriend Reginald Daye. Mangum—who maintained that she stabbed Daye in self-defense during a fight at his house in April 2011—was sentenced to 13 to 18 years in prison. ... According to the Herald-Sun report, the civil filing in Durham County Superior Court asks for more than $25,000 in damages and for Mangum to have a new trial.
Mangum had previously alleged that she had been raped by members of the men’s lacrosse team at a party held in a house near East Campus March 13, 2006. A stripper enrolled in classes at North Carolina Central University at the time, she reported being sexually assaulted for 30 minutes by three men in a bathroom and that party-goers yelled racial slurs at her.
The three accused players were eventually found innocent, and then-Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong was disbarred for perjury and violating professional conduct. ... After a lengthy media silence, Mangum released a memoir called “The Last Dance for Grace: The Crystal Mangum Story” in October 2008 and maintained that she was assaulted at the party in 2006. ... Magnum’s current projected release date is February 2026.
Duke lacrosse accuser wants cash, new murder trial, but will ally land in court?
BY VIRGINIA BRIDGES
vbridges@heraldsun.com
JANUARY 03, 2018 06:00 AM
UPDATED JANUARY 03, 2018 09:50 AM
DURHAM -- Crystal Mangum filed a complaint Tuesday alleging malicious prosecution by the Durham Police Department and the Durham County District Attorney’s Office in her 2013 second-degree murder conviction.
Mangum gained national attention after she accused a group of Duke University lacrosse players of raping her at a 2006 off-campus team party. Then N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper ultimately dropped all charges against the players and declared them innocent after an investigation by one of his special prosecutors.
District Attorney Mike Nifong was forced to resign and later lost his law license because of his actions in the case.
....
Virginia Bridges: 919-829-8924, @virginiabridges
BY VIRGINIA BRIDGES
vbridges@heraldsun.com
JANUARY 03, 2018 06:00 AM
UPDATED JANUARY 03, 2018 09:50 AM
DURHAM -- Crystal Mangum filed a complaint Tuesday alleging malicious prosecution by the Durham Police Department and the Durham County District Attorney’s Office in her 2013 second-degree murder conviction.
Mangum gained national attention after she accused a group of Duke University lacrosse players of raping her at a 2006 off-campus team party. Then N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper ultimately dropped all charges against the players and declared them innocent after an investigation by one of his special prosecutors.
District Attorney Mike Nifong was forced to resign and later lost his law license because of his actions in the case.
....
Virginia Bridges: 919-829-8924, @virginiabridges