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United States v. Richard Scruggs

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 12, 2013No. 12-60423PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIENER, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-Appellant Richard F. “Dick-ie” Scruggs appeals the denial of his § 2255 motion challenging one of his two convictions for bribing a judge. We affirm.

I. Facts & Proceedings

Scruggs made both a name and a fortune as a plaintiffs’ attorney in asbestos and tobacco litigation. Along the way, he became entangled in many fee-sharing disputes with co-counsel, one of which resulted in a lawsuit filed by Roberts Wilson in the Circuit Court of Hinds County, Mississippi (“the Wilson Case”). Robert “Bobby” DeLaughter, best known first for successfully prosecuting Byron De La…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Bousley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  2. United States v. CottonSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  3. House v. BellSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  4. Cleveland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  5. United States v. WhitfieldCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. United States v. Gilbert IsgarCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
  2. United States v. Michael St. HubertCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2018
  3. United States v. Danielle Lenise BrownCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
  4. United States v. Robert KaluzaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
  5. United States v. Michael St. HubertCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2018

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