Comments on: Scooter Libby’s Disabilities http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/07/scooter-libbys-disabilities.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:19:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Jamie http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/07/scooter-libbys-disabilities.html/comment-page-1#comment-53385 Jamie Tue, 03 Jul 2007 19:06:35 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2007/07/scooter-libbys-disabilities.html#comment-53385 Well over 99% of folks in Libby's situation would trade places with him in a heartbeat. That's a great question about the effect of the commutation should his case be reversed and remanded. I feel fairly certain that his lack of legitimate appellate issues will foreclose the possibility of us ever finding out whether the commutation would have any bearing on a retrial. Anyone else out there have a guess? Well over 99% of folks in Libby’s situation would trade places with him in a heartbeat.

That’s a great question about the effect of the commutation should his case be reversed and remanded. I feel fairly certain that his lack of legitimate appellate issues will foreclose the possibility of us ever finding out whether the commutation would have any bearing on a retrial.

Anyone else out there have a guess?

]]> By: Mike Goad http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/07/scooter-libbys-disabilities.html/comment-page-1#comment-53384 Mike Goad Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:27:27 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2007/07/scooter-libbys-disabilities.html#comment-53384 Yes, Libby is lucky - lucky to have friends in high places. It's too bad that there are people more deserving of commutation or pardon of their sentences who aren't getting that kind of luck. Yes, Libby is lucky – lucky to have friends in high places. It’s too bad that there are people more deserving of commutation or pardon of their sentences who aren’t getting that kind of luck.

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