"Willful, Flagrant, Deceptive, Intentional, Fraudulent And Egregious"

Not meaning for all of my experiences with the North Carolina Justice system (particularly its prosecutorial types), as a victim of white-collar crime, to be "relevant" or anything, but a story in today's Raleigh N&O once again underscores the urgent need for "reform" of our legal system:

"Durham prosecutors and the State Bureau of Investigation broke state laws and violated both the U.S. and state constitutions as they sought the death penalty against a Durham man in the death of his girlfriend’s daughter 13 years ago, according to a judge’s written order that was signed today . . . the state intentionally kept information from the man, Derrick Allen, that would have helped his defense.

Those multiple violations by prosecutors and the SBI were willful, flagrant, deceptive, intentional, fraudulent and egregious, according to the order by Durham County Superior Court Judge Orlando Hudson, the senior resident judge in Durham."

It's not now possible for Allen to get a fair trial.  Case dismissed. 

Nifong was merely a drop in the bucket of slime.  You know who was NOT heard or served in all of the "willful, flagrant, deceptive, intentional, fraudulent and egregious prosecutorial conduct?

You got it.  The little girl who lost her life . . . the victim in the case . . . 2 year-old Adesha Artis.