An attorney for former Duke lacrosse player Collin Finnerty of Garden City said Friday the North Carolina state attorney general made the right decision not to prosecute the woman who falsely accused Finnerty and two other players of raping her, the Raleigh News & Observer reported.

"I really don't feel in my gut any need to go charge" the accuser, lawyer Wade Smith of Raleigh said. The woman had a history of alcohol abuse and psychological instability that District Attorney Michael Nifong failed to investigate, Smith said.

Twenty-five years ago, the deadliest terrorist attacks on U.S. soil occurred. Long Islanders tell us how 9/11 has shaped them. Credit: Newsday

LIers reflect on how 9/11 impacts them to this day Twenty-five years ago, the deadliest terrorist attacks on U.S. soil occured. Long Islanders tell us how 9/11 has shaped them.

Twenty-five years ago, the deadliest terrorist attacks on U.S. soil occurred. Long Islanders tell us how 9/11 has shaped them. Credit: Newsday

LIers reflect on how 9/11 impacts them to this day Twenty-five years ago, the deadliest terrorist attacks on U.S. soil occured. Long Islanders tell us how 9/11 has shaped them.

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