Prosecutors appealing new trial for former cops charged in Tyré Nichols’ death
From left: Former Memphis Police Department officers Demetrius Haley, Justin Smith and Tadarrius Bean watch footage from a sky camera April 28, the first day of the state criminal trial for the death of Tyré Nichols. (Chris Day/Commercial Appeal/USA Today Network via AP, pool)
The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, if it hears the case, will decide whether Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith will face a jury again or remain convicted of the various charges they were convicted of at trial last year.
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Tyre Nichols trial Memphis Police Department public safetyAarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers public safety for The Daily Memphian, focusing on crime and the local court system. He earned his bachelor’s in journalism and strategic media from the University of Memphis.
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