In the child lifer case I’ve gotten involved in the victim’s rights woman shows up at court and in my opinion prevents any possible healing between the family because her presence is a reminder to the family that they shouldn’t and can’t heal, cause they are eternally victims. She says so. This victim’s rights woman does not know the family, the case or the lifer, she just shows up with her notebook and plops down in the courtroom next to the “victims” and acts like she is important in some way. Plus, the way she got involved in the first place was she offered the “family member victims” money. The victim’s were paid by the victim’s rights folks. I felt that this woman was somewhat of a wedge and it made me angry and sad. I want to see the family heal, I know they can. But she is always lurking. I just don’t get it. I personally think she should mind her own business if she can’t be of some positive help.

I hope the legislatures do the right thing and don’t let politics dictate.

As to Scruggs II or III, BOP shows Dickie still “In Transit” does anyone know if he’s still at Lafayette County Jail? That can’t be any better than other local jails?

AS OMTL notes the body to which the report should be made initially is the Mississippi Bar. Whether the same rigor is or will be applied in Mississippi depends on what the citizens of Mississippi demand.

An example of ONE of the State’s shenanegans-the DA came up short on copies of the boy’s illegally otained statement that the judge never ruled on until the motion to suppress was strangely withdrawn at the start of the trial. When it was discovered they were short a few copies, the DA snatched the copy off the table in front of him and asked the judge if he could make the photocopies. Coincidentally, the newly made copies included redacted information. The next day a juror reported it to the judge and the judge asked the jurors who had the redacted information on their copy if they could set it aside. They of course said they could. The boy’s lawyers spoke with him for a few minutes convincing him he didn’t need to declare a mistrial. His parents were not consulted. I know what the redacted information was. It would be damaging un-explained. Since it was never able to be examined because it was snuck in it was potentially very damaging. Examined, it would not have carried much weight and it was irrelevent to the current case, completely unrelated, but wouldn’t look good on the face. This must be the oldest trick in the DA handbook. If you can’t get it in, sneak it in and hope there won’t be a mistrial.

The good thing, is the case has made it’s way back to the trial judge, via the Supreme Court on a PCR, so hopefully there will be some justice. But what of the prosecutors who did every sneaky and thing to get this conviction in cahoots with the Sheriff’s department. Do they have any responsibility whatsoever?