Columnist assails preferential treatment of politically connected defendant ...
Looks like it ...
Developer stands to benefit from deal ...
We concur ...
Murrell Smith is the new leader of powerful House budget-writing panel ...
"Our lawmakers refuse to write tough laws ... and our judges refuse to enforce the weak laws already on the books."
"There is simply nothing of merit to appeal ..."
Is another anti-corruption investigation looming?
Pride? Bad legal advice? A plea deal he couldn't take?
Ex-lawmaker sentenced to eighteen months in prison ...