US EditionJudge denies request by three former Memphis officers to have separate trials in Tyre Nichols death
- Three former Memphis officers were denied separate trials in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop, as the judge ruled that severing the cases was not necessary to protect their rights to a fair determination of guilt or innocence.
- All five former members of the Memphis Police Department crime-suppression unit have pleaded not guilty to state charges, including second-degree murder and aggravated kidnapping, in the beating of Nichols, who died from blows to the head.
- The five officers were indicted on federal civil rights charges alleging they used excessive force and lied about the beating, and they have also pleaded not guilty to those charges.
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3 former Memphis police officers in Tyre Nichols death denied separate trials
FILE - RowVaughn Wells, center, the mother of Tyre Nichols stands during a press conference after an indictment hearing for five former Memphis police officers charged in the death of her son at the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center Feb. 17, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols died of blunt force injuries to the head after he was beaten by Memphis police during a January arrest, according to an autopsy report released Thursday, May 4. (AP Photo/…
Judge denies request by three former Memphis officers to have separate trials in Tyre Nichols death
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has denied requests by three former Memphis officers to have separate trials in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop. Lawyers for Tadarrius Bean, Desmond Mills and Justin Smith had filed motions to sever their cases from Demetrius Haley and Emmitt
Judge Denies Request By Three Former Memphis Officers To Have Separate Trials in Tyre Nichols Death - La Prensa Latina Media
MEMPHIS, TN (AP) — A judge on Monday denied requests by three former Memphis officers to have separate trials in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop. Lawyers for Tadarrius Bean, Desmond Mills and Justin Smith had filed motions to sever their cases from Demetrius Haley and Emmitt Martin, arguing that they could not receive fair trials if they all face a jury together for the violent beating of Nichols on Jan. 7 that was caught …
Judge denies three ex-officers’ request for separate trials in Tyre Nichols killing
A judge on Monday denied requests by three former Memphis officers to have separate trials in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop.Lawyers for Tadarrius Bean, Desmond Mills and Justin Smith had filed motions to sever their cases from Demetrius Haley and Emmitt Martin, arguing that they could not receive fair trials if they all face a jury together for the violent beating of Nichols on 7 January that was caught on police video.
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