Sherra Wright accepts 30-year sentence for Lorenzen Wright murder
Sherra Wright listens as prosecutor Paul Hagerman reads some of the evidence against her during a hearing in Judge Lee Coffee's court on Thursday, July 25, 2019. Wright pleaded guilty to the charge of facilitation of first-degree murder in the 2010 death of her ex-husband, former Grizzlies player Lorenzen Wright. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
During a hearing in which Sherra Wright pleaded guilty to the charge of facilitation of first-degree murder in the death of her ex-husband, Lorenzen Wright, Deborah Marion (left), mother of the slain NBA player, pleads with Wright (right) for permission to see her grandchildren. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Louise Vassar weeps as she listens to a list of evidence against Sherra Wright, who pleaded guilty in Judge Lee Coffee's court on July 25, 2019, to the charge of facilitation of first-degree murder in the 2010 death of her ex-husband, Lorenzen Wright, Vassar's grandson. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Prosecutor Paul Hagerman talks to the media outside Judge Lee Coffee's court on July 25, 2019, after Sherra Wright pleaded guilty to the charge of facilitation of first-degree murder in the 2010 death of her ex-husband, Lorenzen Wright. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Deborah Marion (left) mother of slain basketball player Lorenzen Wright, is comforted during a hearing in Judge Lee Coffee's court on July 25, 2019, where Sherra Wright pleaded guilty to the charge of facilitation of first-degree murder in the 2010 death of her ex-husband. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Judge Lee Coffee swears in Sherra Wright during a July 25, 2019, hearing during which Wright pleaded guilty to the charge of facilitation of first-degree murder in the 2010 death of her ex-husband, former Grizzlies player Lorenzen Wright. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Sherra Wright pleaded guilty Thursday morning to the murder of her ex-husband, Lorenzen Wright, and will receive a 30-year sentence. A separate eight-year sentence for attempted murder will run concurrently.
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Billy Ray Turner Lorenzen Wright Sherra WrightYolanda Jones
Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.
Linda A. Moore
Linda A. Moore covers education, South Memphis and Whitehaven. A native of South Memphis, Linda has covered news in Memphis and Shelby County for more than 20 years and was formerly a reporter with The Commercial Appeal.
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