(Zach) Scruggs Nation, March 4: Zach Scruggs files motion to dismiss charges for alleged government misconduct bef

Zach Scruggs yesterday filed a motion seeking to dismiss the charges against him (here is a copy). If this were granted, it would be huge -- with Zach out of the case, much of the government's leverage over Dickie Scruggs would disappear, and chances of a plea agreement with the elder Scruggs would drop significantly. As is appropriate when a man is fighting for his liberty, Zach Scruggs pulls no punches. Here's the brief's lede (it was all one big paragraph in the brief, I've made it into three to make it a little easier to read):It has been clear since the filing of this indictment that the government has no credible evidence that Defendant David Zachary (“Zach”) Scruggs knowingly participated in any scheme to bribe a judge. That is precisely why what little