The quote John Grisham may wish he could take back
Here is the bestselling author, being quoted in today's Wall Street Journal (subscription required), on allegations that his friend, superlawyer Dickie Scruggs, tried to bribe a judge.
"'This doesn't sound like the Dickie Scruggs that I know,' Mr. Grisham said yesterday. 'When you know Dickie, and how successful he has been, you could not believe he would be involved in such a boneheaded bribery scam that is not in the least bit sophisticated.'"
If that sounds like he's saying the Dickie Scruggs he knows would have been involved only in bribe schemes that are sophisticated and successful, that's not what he meant. But the way the words came out, that's what you're left thinking. Scruggs and several others were indicted on charges of bribery by a federal grand jury in Oxford, Miss. His lawyer has denied the allegations.
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i thought the very thing you just said when i just read this.
of course, mr. scruggs would have be involved in a sophisticated scheme, not a boneheaded one....
not.
this is mississippi, anything is possible regardless of size of bank account, amout of knowledge or in this case, a lawyer trying to screw another lawyer to get out on the "cheap".
this is nothing new. the "mississippi shakedown" has been going on for years.
we can only hope it will come to a head with this case.
bit ups to the judge and mr. balducci in this case for co-operating with the state and beginning to bring an end to what is true "renegade justice" in this state that i call home.
Posted by: jason c | December 5, 2007 9:58 AM
I'm a loyal John Grisham fan. Frankly; the man can do no wrong in my eyes. His books are an inspiration. My favorite book of all time remains A TIME TO KILL. I believe he was defending the integrity of a dear friend in forgive me - the face of adversity. We all would do the same thing for our friends, and I would like for everyone to remember that no one knows the man more then he does. Further, one is always innocent until proven guilty. It would do us well in all of North America to remember this powerful but forgotten part of the legal system.
Posted by: WritesSleepy | January 3, 2008 6:36 PM