William Cohan’s recent book that purports to show how the Duke lacrosse case should have led to conviction for the students and cheers for District Attorney Mike Nifong has just been dealt a staggering blow. As Radley Balko explains here, a judge in North Carolina has just reversed one of Nifong’s convictions under circumstances showing clear and blatant prosecutorial misconduct.

If I were Cohan, I’d call off the book tour right now and find someplace to hide.