If there is any justice in North Carolina, that will happen today.

The three defendants in the Duke lacrosse sexual assault case and their families arrived in the area late Tuesday in expectation of an announcement from the state attorney general clearing them of all charges, one of the defense lawyers said.

“I am very comfortable what will happen when the attorney general makes the announcement,” said Joseph B. Cheshire, a lawyer for David F. Evans, one of three former Duke University students accused of sexual offense and kidnapping in a March 2006 lacrosse team party.

Another defense lawyer, James P. Cooney III, said the families were arriving so they would not have to travel at the last minute for an announcement. The lawyers declined to say if they had received assurances from the attorney generalÂ’s office.

The attorney general, Roy A. Cooper, and his spokeswoman could not be reached Tuesday night. Earlier, the spokeswoman, Noelle Talley, said it was possible the office would hold a news conference today culminating its three-month investigation.

Mr. Cheshire said the defendants and their families were all arriving and planned to hold a news conference of their own within an hour of the attorney generalÂ’s announcement.

On the other hand, the announcement -- if one is coming -- could be later this week.

The three men indicted in the Duke lacrosse sexual assault case could learn this week whether state prosecutors plan to bring them to trial or drop the charges, a person close to the case said Tuesday.

The attorney general's office, which has said for several weeks it was close to completing its investigation since taking the case from the district attorney, has wrapped up additional interviews, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on a condition of anonymity because a formal announcement has not been made.

A spokeswoman for the state attorney general's office said Tuesday no announcement in the case was scheduled. No motions or court papers were filed in the case on Tuesday.

Real justice won't happen, however, until the false accuser is charged, tried, and convicted for her lies, and the corrupt DA is disbarred and jailed for his violations of the civil rights of these young men -- yeah, that's right, wealthy white guys have civil rights too, folks.

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