Scruggs Scorecard
The Scruggs trial (see earlier post here) was to begin Monday, March 31 and as we all know all of the defendants have entered guilty pleas either to Count One of the Indictment, or to a Criminal...
View ArticleFeds Reportedly Looking to RICO for additional Scruggs Charges
As reported in this Clarion Ledger story, the Department of Justice is reportedly looking at bringing RICO charges against Dicky Scruggs related to the bribery of Judge Bobby DeLaughter in the Wilson...
View ArticleScruggs Co-Defendant Backstrom Files Sentencing Objections
Scruggs co-defendant and former partner, Sidney Backstrom, who plead guilty on March 14, 2008 to the count one conspiracy charge of the Scruggs indictment, is scheduled to be sentenced on June 27,...
View ArticleScruggs’ Sentencing Memo Filed – 30 Months (Scruggs), or 60 months (Gov’t)
Yesterday, June 25, both Scruggs and the government filed their sentencing memorandum (available here and here). First, maybe it’s just me, but when five lawyers from San Francisco have to sign your...
View ArticleMore Scruggs Sentencing Musings
The more I’ve reflected on Scruggs’ Sentencing Memo filed on Wednesday, the more incongruous it seems. No doubt Scruggs is ably represented. His counsel has submitted scores of letters lauding the good...
View ArticleReflections on the Sentencing of Dickie Scruggs
I had the pleasure of visiting extensively with Tom Freeland over at the Folo Blog this weekend in follow up to the Scruggs sentencing and it was interesting to get the local take on the sentencing. A...
View ArticleZach Scruggs’ Sentencing Upcoming Today
Zach Scruggs will be sentenced today at 10:00 a.m. before Judge Biggers. Recall that when this case was first indicted, Zach Scruggs was the number two guy on the indictment, which generally signals...
View ArticleScruggs II – Judge Delaughter’s Motion to Dismiss
Much has happened in the Dickie Scruggs landscape since I last blogged on this topic last year, not the least of which is the changing world in the blogosphere: Tom Freeland, formerly of folo, now has...
View ArticleEnigmatic Scruggs Figure Hires Counsel in Continuing Investigation in...
What better first name can an enigmatic figure related to the Dickie Scruggs scandal have than “P.L.” Tom Freeland over at the Northern Mississippi Commentor blog, here, tells us that P.L. Blake has...
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