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By K.C. Johnson

Here is Meehan's complaint misrepresenting his May 2006 report, which actually did everything it could, short of simply lying about the results, to prop up "client" Nifong's case.Given the reality of his report, Meehan really didn't want to appear in court on Dec. 15, 2006, as this deposition excerpt from a Meehan co-worker suggests. Not too hard to figure out why. Meehan's 2006 W-2, showing how he earned $125,000 even as his unprofessional behavior helped prop up a case against innocent people.From his complaint, Meehan affirms that he testified truthfully in the Dec. 2006 hearing. Leaving aside the absurdity of this claim (since he initially tried to parry Brad Bannon's questioning until he figured out that Bannon knew what he was talking about), this admission seems to confirm that he told the truth to Jim Cooney...continue to full post

Full post as published by Durham-in-Wonderland on March 11, 2011 (boomark / email).