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Weirich had faced a recommendation of public censure on charges that she did not turn over a key witness statement to the defense until after the trial and that she improperly commented on Jackson’s right to remain silent.
Weirich also accepted a private reprimand for her actions as lead prosecutor in the 2009 trial of Noura Jackson, who was convicted of fatally stabbing her mother more than 50 times. Weirich decided not to pursue a second trial “in the interest of judicial economy,” she said at the time. In February, a judge threw out the sentence and ordered a new trial after it was found that the Tennessee Department of Correction failed to turn over a necessary document in the case. At the time, legal experts said the sentence was excessive. Moses, who had prior felonies, was convicted and sentenced to six years in prison. She came under fire for the prosecution of Black Lives Matter activist Pamela Moses, who was charged with trying to register to vote illegally. Weirich also has been the center of criticism. 4 election, after a contentious race that featured clashes over abortion prosecutions as well as a new state law requiring strict sentencing for violent crimes and other issues. Steve Mulroy, a candidate for district attorney in Shelby County, defeated incumbent Weirich in Thursday’s Aug. She oversaw successful prosecutions in high-profile cases such as the murder of NBA player Lorenzen Wright and developed a program that uses a panel of community members to hold low-level offenders accountable without sending them to jail.įILE - Shelby County district attorney Amy Weirich poses for a photo in her office on Aug. “I’m looking forward to getting to know the people in the DA’s office, both the leadership and the line attorneys,” he said Friday.Ī longtime prosecutor, Weirich has been the district attorney in Shelby County since 2011. He said his top priority is consulting with staff to develop strategies to combat violent crime, which is a persistent problem in Memphis.
Steve Mulroy scored a decisive win over Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich in Thursday’s election after a contentious race that featured clashes over abortion prosecutions as well as a new state law requiring strict sentencing for violent crimes and other issues. (AP) - A Democratic lawyer who pledged to make abortion prosecutions under Tennessee’s “trigger law” an extremely low priority in the county that includes Memphis has defeated the incumbent Republican district attorney who refused to say whether she would go after doctors who perform the procedure.
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