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April 16, 2012

CNN – E-mails show Mississippi governor’s office urged not to pardon DUI offender

E-mails show Mississippi governor’s office urged not to pardon DUI offender For more than three months, Linda Smith has wondered how the man who police say was driving drunk and involved in a crash last year that killed her daughter could be pardoned for a previous felony drunken driving offense. Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour…
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April 16, 2012

Legal sides weigh in to judge in Dickie Scruggs’ appeal

Legal sides weigh in to judge in Dickie Scruggs’ appeal Richard “Dickie” Scruggs re-established his guilt in an alleged scheme to bribe Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter, federal prosecutors tell the court as Scruggs seeks to have his 2009 conviction overturned. Scruggs, 65, of Oxford, pleaded guilty to seeking to improperly influence DeLaughter, who presided over…