(Zach) Scruggs Nation, March 20

You may have heard that Zach Scruggs, the last man standing in the Scruggs Supernova, has come out with new motions. My favorite is this one, his motion to move the trial date, which should have contained a subhead reading "Delay: the Lawyer's Best Friend," and which contains this priceless paragraph:Most significantly, based on the summonses the court sent out, members of the pool have been notified of their selection and they will, undoubtedly, have a heightened interest in this case. Many in the jury pool now know that Defendant’s co-defendants pleaded guilty in this case, making them susceptible to the inappropriate inference that the co-defendants’ pleas indicate guilt on the part of Defendant. This is particularly true for any potential jur