This month has been busy for me, so I've neglected the blog a bit.  While I've been working a number of interesting stories have emerged in Mississippi criminal law.  They have all been covered elsewhere, so here's a quick roundup.

First, Scruggs II (if you don't know what this is you should take some time to learn) has had a great number of very interesting developments, including guilty pleas, sentencings and a new indictment.  Check out the archives at folo for all the news and informed commentary you can handle.

Second, a Jackson blogger has been keeping tabs on a local Lafayette County Assistant District Attorney.  Check out Jim Craig's World and his interesting posts, (1), (2) and (3), on Lafayette County ADA Tom Levidiotis.

Finally, Jim Craig's World has also picked up on one of my posts from November where I discussed the "Mississippi Department of Corrections, Budget Cuts & Plea Negotiations".  He posts here about a recent court ruling which may require California to release a large percentage of its prison population due to overcrowding.  That post is followed by one which reviews my discussion of the Mississippi prison population, here.

Happy reading!