Zach Scruggs Backtracks, Won’t Fight Suspension

Zach Scruggs appears to have realized the possible consequences of his motion asking the Mississippi Supreme Court to dismiss the disbarment complaint initiated by the Mississippi Bar (earlier). In a response filed on Wednesday with the Mississippi Supreme Court, he told the court that he would not fight suspension of his law license and that his earlier objection to disbarment was meant to give him time to straighten out his clients’ affairs. The response filed by his attorney Mike Martz  states that he “is truly and humbly sorry for his actions” and that he “takes full responsibility for his acts and is prepared to accept the full consequences from all of the courts involved and the Mississippi Bar” (Sun Herald). Zach Scruggs pleaded guilty on March 21 to a one-count information for misprision of a felony in connection with the bribery of Judge Henry Lackey.