Judge orders new trial for local activist
Pamela Moses, a local Black Lives Matter activist sentenced to six years in prison after being convicted of illegally attempting to register to vote. (Jim Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
A judge Friday ordered a new trial for activist Pamela Moses after she was convicted for illegally attempting to register to vote. A new trial date has not been set.
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Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.
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