No timeline on appeal in Nichols federal case leaves 2 former officers in limbo
Judge James Jones Jr., (left) presides over the trial of former Memphis police officers Justin Smith, Tadarrius Bean and Demetrius Haley in his Shelby County courtroom on April 28, 2025. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
When or if three former Memphis police officers convicted federally in the death of Tyré Nichols will receive a new trial remains up in the air. So where does that leave the two who pleaded guilty?
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Tyré Nichols Blake BallinAarron 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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