Cleotha Abston will be heard by a Shelby County jury
Cleotha Abston appears in Shelby County Criminal Court Division 7 Judge Lee Coffee's courtroom Jan. 3 for a hearing on his motion to bring in a jury from Davidson County for his 2021 rape case. Abston is charged with aggravated rape, especially aggravated kidnapping and unlawful possession of a weapon in connection to the Sept. 2021 rape of Alicia Franklin. (Julia Baker/The Daily Memphian)
Shelby County Criminal Court Division 7 Judge Lee Coffee made the decision during a motion hearing Wednesday, Jan. 3, after Abston’s attorney filed a change-of-venue motion, specifically requesting a jury from Davidson County.
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Shelby County Criminal Court Division 7 Judge Lee Coffee Cleotha Abston Paul HagermanJulia Baker
A lifelong Memphian, Julia Baker graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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