2016
This Week in History – All Charges Dropped in Duke Lacrosse Case
Kelly Landers / 0 Comments /Photo: After months of press attention and an irrevocable stain on the Duke athletic program, North Carolina attorney general Roy Cooper declared on April 11, 2007 in exonerating lacrosse players Reade Seligmann, David Evans, and Collin Finnerty: “In the rush to condemn, a community and a state lost the ability to see clearly.” (Source: Getty Images)
West Palm Beach criminal defense attorney Kelly V. Landers recalls events of significance that occurred this week in history.
On April 11, 2007, North Carolina attorney General Roy Cooper dropped all charges in the alleged Duke Lacrosse rape case.
On April 12, 1861, Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina, starting the U.S. Civil War.
On April 13, 1743, Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President, was born.
“The greatest intelligence ever collected in the oval office was when Thomas Jefferson was sitting here, alone.” –John F. Kennedy
On April 14, 1865, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theater in Washington.
On April 14, 1912, the ocean liner Titanic struck an iceberg and began to sink.
“My Motto was to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was to keep swinging.” -Henry “Hank” Aaron.
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