Duke Prosecutor to Resign

Mike Nifong broke down in tears on the stand at his ethics trial yesterday as he announced his intention to resign as Durham DA. Admitting that he got "carried away" in the case against the three "innocent" Duke University lacrosse players he prosecuted for rape, Nifong apologized to the defendants and their families for causing unnecessary "pain."

Nifong admitted making misleading public statements when the case first turned heads, but when it came to allegations that he intentionally withheld exculpatory DNA evidence, the DA stuck to his guns, attributing the incident to a bureaucratic slipup. "I will go to my grave being associated with this case," Nikong told the panel, his voice shaking. (More Duke rape case stories.)