Todd Mardis just won't take no for an answer as he tries to get out of prison. Mardis pleaded guilty to aggravated domestic violence after he beat his wife to a pulp in 2022.
Flowood police arrested Mardis for aggravated domestic violence on October 7, 2022 after he allegedly beat his wife on October 4. Mrs. Mardis suffered a lacerated liver, fractured wrist, fractured cheekbone, fractured ankle, two broken ribs, strangulation marks, widespread bruising, and patches of hair torn completely from her scalp. A home security camera showed him dragging an unconscious Kim Mardis by her hair across the driveway and through the flower beds into the home. He did not take her to the hospital that night but instead flew to Tampa with another woman the next morning. He was arrested at the Jackson airport when he returned.
The District Attorney said it was the worst domestic violence case he ever saw (short of murder).
Speaking deliberately to the courtroom, he said "I have reviewed the evidence. I have reviewed the video. I reviewed the video for close to ten minutes. I've seen Mr. Mardis viciously beat his wife, I've seen him slap, choke, kick, and throw her to the ground. Mrs. Mardis was nude by the end of the video because the clothes had been beaten off of her. "
The judge continued: "There was no video of the trip to the house but it appears she was totally unconscious when Mardis pulled her from the truck. It goes without saying it's not your fault you're not here on a murder charge, it's that egregious. She had a broken cheekbone, broken ribs, broken ankle, lacerated liver, and extensive bruising all over her body." He noted her injuries were so bad that St. Dominic Hospital transferred her to a trauma level unit at UMMC for better treatment.
Judge Ratcliff ordered Mardis to serve 20 years in prison but suspended three years of the sentence. He will serve a probation term of five years upon release. He will be eligible for early release or parole after serving 50% of the 17-year prison sentence.
The Court gave the defendant credit for time served in jail Rankin County Court Judge David Morrow revoked Mardis' bond after he got violating a no-contact order with his wife. Earlier post. Mardis was incarcerated for ten months when sentenced.
Mardis began trying to free himself this year as he filed a petition for post-conviction relief in Rankin County Circuit Court in January. The petition argues the sentence was "disproportionate" to sentences for similar convictions in the Twentieth Judicial District (Rankin and Madison counties).*
Judge Ratcliff said "nice try" and denied the petition but as stated earlier, Mardis wasn't taking no for an answer and filed a notice of appeal with the Mississippi Court of Appeals on April 22.
No briefs have yet been filed.
Kingfish note: It will be a shocker if the Court does anything about affirm the sentencing.
* Mardis cited the Frank Strickland case. Strickland pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in 2023. Mardis argues:
The Strickland case demonstrates imposition, by the Court, of a sentence ofonly nine (9) years to serve.for the same crime for which Petitioner wassentenced, for conduct more severe .than in Petitioner's case.
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3 comments:
5 more years, Todd.
If they let him out this time he will kill her!
He just wants to get out to see his wife...and beat her to a pulp.
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