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The report was commissioned by Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland, who tapped a retired criminal court judge to look at the efficacy of the court system.
After about seven hours of deliberation over the course of two days, a Shelby County jury on Friday delivered a guilty verdict against Cleotha Abston in an alleged 2021 rape.. The trial spanned ...
From Sept. 6, 2024: Shelby County asks for default judgement, immediate removal of County Clerk Wanda Halbert From Sept. 10, 2024 : Jury selected in Tyre Nichols federal criminal trial, opening ...
Steven J. Mulroy (born April 9, 1964) is the District Attorney of Shelby County, Tennessee. Previously, he was a University of Memphis law professor who served on the County Commission for Shelby County, Tennessee from District 5 from 2006 to 2014.
Jury duty or jury service is a service as a juror in a legal proceeding.Different countries have different approaches to juries: [1] variations include the kinds of cases tried before a jury, how many jurors hear a trial, and whether the lay person is involved in a single trial or holds a paid job similar to a judge, but without legal training.
Jury selection is the selection of the people who will serve on a jury during a jury trial. The group of potential jurors (the "jury pool,” also known as the venire) is first selected from among the community using a reasonably random method. Jury lists are compiled from voter registrations and driver license or ID renewals.
Prosecutor Paul Hagerman recommended that questionnaires be sent to a potential jury pool of about 150 to 200 people in Shelby County to gauge the effect of news coverage and social media commentary.
The Shelby County District Attorney's office said Thursday that it had filed another emergency appeal after disagreements over a General Sessions Court judge's decision to release a defendant on ...