A federal judge in Tennessee has ordered a new trial for three former Memphis police officers who were convicted on charges related to the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols in 2023. Judge Sheryl Lipman cited concerns of bias after the judge presiding over the original federal trial allegedly suggested one of the defendants was a gang member. Nichols, 29, was …
Read More »MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge ordered a new trial Thursday for three former Memphis police officers who were convicted of federal charges in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, after defense lawyers argued that another judge who presided over their trial was biased in his belief that at least one of the men was in a gang. U.S. District …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link Memphis, Tennessee AP — A judge ordered a new trial Thursday for three former Memphis police officers who were convicted of federal charges in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, after defense lawyers argued that another judge who presided over their trial was biased against the men. U.S. District Judge Sheryl H. Lipman issued the order …
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