New Trials Ordered for 3 Ex-Memphis Officers Found Guilty in Tyre Nichols' Death

New trials ordered for 3 ex-Memphis officers found guilty in Tyre Nichols' death

Three former Memphis officers convicted in the beating death of Tyre Nichols in 2023 will have new federal trials. They were acquitted of state charges.

Judge orders new trial for officers involved in Tyre Nichols' death

In a stunning turn of events, a federal judge has ordered a new trial for three former Memphis police officers convicted of federal charges in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols. The decision by U.S. District Judge Sheryl H. Lipman was announced after defense lawyers argued the judge who presided over the original trial was […] The post Judge orders new trial for officers involved in Tyre Nichols’ death appeared first on The Black Wall Street Tim…

How 3 cops involved in Tyré Nichols’ death went from conviction to new trial

A chain of events that eventually led to the three men being granted a new trial centers on comments allegedly made by the judge who formerly presided over the case as well as the carjacking and attempted murder of one of that judge’s former law clerks.

New Trial Ordered for 3 Memphis Ex-officers in Connection With Death of Tyre Nichols

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—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 Judge Sheryl H. Lipman issued the order for a new trial for Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, and Justin Smith, who were…