Judge in Scruggs case facing inquiry
The Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance on Friday called for a full investigation into the actions of Hinds County Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter, according to a report in the Jackson Clarion-Ledger.
Booneville attorney Joey Langston, who represented Scruggs in an attorneys fees dispute over which DeLaughter presided, admitted last month to attempting to bribe DeLaughter with a federal judgeship. Scruggs’ brother-in-law is former U.S. Sen. Trent Lott.
DeLaughter has maintained that he did not change his rulings because of the attempted bribe.
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