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Governor Barbour’s last pardon list includes clemency for Karen IrbyCottonmouth had it first; she’s getting house arrest for 3 years (what looks to be another 18 months or so) then 3 years probation. There’s a long list of other cases, probably worth checking. Meanwhile, Kingfish is reporting that the prosecutor in the pardon that caught public attention last week, David Gatlin, is calling Gov. Barbour “insane” for granting that pardon.  January 10, 2012, 6:02 pm | Tags: David Gatlin, Gov. Barbour, Karen Irby, pardon | Category: Law: National, Mississippi Legal, Politics |
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It’s good to be white, is all I can say.
… I will also share my suggestion over at Cottonmouth: a statute prohibiting MDOC from letting those convicted of murder, rape, or sexual battery be trusties at the Gov’s Mansion.
The Legislature can’t limit the pardon power, but it can restrict which felons the Guv gets to take a shine to.
… Meanwhile, our asinine new governor goes to the other extreme and says he wouldn’t pardon any convicted killer.
I don’t have a blanket problem with pardons, but I think they should be meted out thoughtfully, not handed out like party favors to felons who just happened to mow the grass at the executive residence.
Same thought here, Anderson. It’s not the power to pardon that is the problem. I scrambled through the list hoping Leigh Stubbs was on it. Alas, no …
I’ve started posting notes about the cases where I can run down any facts
Anderson that “white” statement is awful. It’s folks like you that keep Mississippi dead last in just about everything. Get over it.
What a class act! He shoots his wife in the head while holding their infant son. Maybe he can foster a real relationship with the boy now … or kill him.
Barbour seems to have a soft spot for wife killers. But no big deal; after all, it’s just a few dead women. Right? Republican values!
I’m surprised he didn’t pardon both the Scruggs – or was that not within his authority?
He can’t do federal pardons.
YLHL, I’m not done with the significant-other murders….
Spoke to Dedousis family. Needless to say, they are not happy.
http://www.kingfish1935.blogspot.com/2012/01/karen-irby-pardoned.html
Good move, Kingfish. The “But the victims’ families wanted her free” meme is a strong one, as you’ve seen in your JJ thread.
So this is where you hide out Anderson. I respect NMC enough not to litter his blog with worthless insight.
Here’s a link to Dec. 31 Sun Herald article detailing all pardons since 1980.
http://www.sunherald.com/2011/12/31/3659117/gubernatorial-pardons.html
The breakdown is interesting, I must say. 19 total from all governors until Barbour.
Evening,Captain. You say “worthless”, I say “invaluable” – let’s call the whole thing off?
Touche’
So … what’s the going price of a pardon? I’ve known Barbour long enough to know that altruism is not his métier. How much does it cost? Where do you go to find out that kinda info? Not that I need a pardon … at least, not today.
Anderson,
Can you direct me to the racial breakdown of the parolees? Thanks.
ColRebSez,
From the cases I’ve surveyed (almost all the homicide pardons, at this point) I’ll say this:
Irby’s case is the “youngest” — most recent conviction– of all that are murder-like. There is no case less than 2 years old that has resulted in a pardon, I don’t think.
Her case is a complete anomaly: Someone who isn’t that close to the circles of power in Mississippi would not have had that pardon, I don’t think.
Maybe Anderson’s snark about being white isn’t the whole picture. It’s part of it.
The whole point seems to have been to get Irby out. Just pardoning her would have caused a huge stink and begged the question of why.
To provide distraction and cover, Barbour pardoned a whole bunch of other criminals.
If there is money involved, it’s most likely related to Irby….
I was thinking of the tooth-pulling required to get the Scott sisters out of prison when they didn’t even kill anybody.
There are probably some quotes from Barbour or his flacks re: same, about the sanctity of jury verdicts and the rarity of pardons, that would repay a little googling.
Hey Andesron, how’s that crow tasting regarding your “white” statement??
Well, I called myself posting a comment on Karen Irby, but it’s not manifesting itself.
Okay, my comment didn’t appear overnight; let’s try it again, without the link I provided:
Hey Andesron, how’s that crow tasting regarding your “white” statement??
As so often, JTF, I fail to grasp what you’re talking about. I will refer you to my comment immediately above yours. The only crow I ingest is Old Crow, when I can’t afford anything better.
… NMC, I think the Irby commutation is less bizarre than that. It was a strange case. There were claims that Karen was being physically assaulted while she was driving the car. Someone inclined to credit those rumors might see an injustice in Stuart’s being out free and Karen’s serving 18 years.
Also, while the victims’ families say they are shocked now, if I were Barbour’s spokesman defending his act re: Karen Irby, I’d be citing to their testimony at the sentencing hearing. E.g. –
Before handing down the sentence, Judge Green allowed Dr. Lisa Dedousis’ brother to read a statement in open court. In that statement, Dedousis’ brother accused Stuart Irby of causing the wreck by hitting Karen Irby while she was driving that night.
Now, even if you buy that, serving less than a year and then getting off with house arrest is mighty lenient. But it’s not the kind of thing I can explain only by dollar signs.
Has Stuart Irby been jailed for anything? Should he be?
Has Stuart Irby been jailed for anything? Should he be?
Well, that’s the interesting question. The Hinds D.A. thought not, apparently. And since the only possible witness against him would have to be his wife, I can see declining to pick that one up.
But did it hurt being named “Stuart Irby”? Probably not.
Has Stuart Irby ever done anything that poorer people would go to prison for?
Could somebody explain to me what is so special about the Irbys? I know they were something big in Jackson, but that place is so far out of my radar that it might as well be Pluto.
Could somebody explain to me what is so special about the Irbys?
They were careless people, Stuart and Karen—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.