There are 118 article(s) tagged Amy Weirich:

• May 2019

  • Two indicted on murder charges in Phil Trenary’s shooting death

    Two men have been indicted in the September shooting death of Greater Memphis Chamber president and CEO Phil Trenary.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 30, 2019

  • Nelson: ‘Charged’ author aims at Shelby County DA, and misses

    In her book, legal writer Emily Bazelon tells the story about District Attorney Amy Weirich and her prosecution of Noura Jackson, whose mother was killed in their East Memphis home. Jackson was tried and convicted of second-degree murder; in 2017, her conviction was overturned.

    By Michael Nelson May 23, 2019

  • Collierville aldermen to appoint new town prosecutor

    Collierville is considering appointing Mary Thorsberg as town prosecutor. Former prosecutor Michael Cross resigned following reports his white nationalist statements were used as evidence in a federal case.

    By Abigail Warren May 22, 2019

  • DA will not seek charges against officers in Martavious Banks shooting

    Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich announced in a statement Friday she is not seeking criminal charges against any of the four Memphis police officers in the shooting of Martavious Banks last September.

    By Omer Yusuf May 10, 2019

• April 2019

  • Shelby County adds a third grand jury to reduce case backlog, jail wait times

    Shelby County has added a third grand jury in hopes of reducing the length of time defendants wait in jail while also whittling down the case backlog.

    By Omer Yusuf and Yolanda Jones April 03, 2019

• March 2019

  • DA’s Restoration Saturday helps citizens expunge records, restore licenses

    The Shelby County District Attorney's office partnered with a Westwood church to help citizens in need of driver's license restoration, child support assistance and criminal record expungement.

    By Jared Boyd March 26, 2019

  • Collierville prosecutor dismissed from duties after pro-white nationalist statements

    An assistant attorney for the Collierville court was relieved of his duties to handle felonies by District Attorney General Amy Weirich Tuesday afternoon after reports of him posting pro-white nationalist messages on social media.

    By Clay Bailey and Abigail Warren March 20, 2019

  • City sues big pharma companies over opioid addiction

    The city of Memphis is suing 21 opioid manufacturers and distributors in a federal lawsuit claiming “opioid addiction is ravaging Memphis.”

    By Bill Dries March 13, 2019

• January 2019

  • Violent crimes down in Memphis, Shelby County

    Violent crimes – murders, rapes, aggravated assaults and robberies – dropped in Memphis and Shelby County in 2018, according to data released by the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission Friday. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 28, 2019

  • Harris says he’s surprised commission delayed detention center funding

    The County Commission will revisit Harris' proposal for a third time at its next committee meeting Jan. 23. 

    By Omer Yusuf January 23, 2019

  • Weirich: Mentors can help shape young lives

    Mentors can have powerful and lasting positive effects on children, showing them what hope looks like before they turn to a life of violent crime.

    By Amy Weirich January 17, 2019

• December 2018

  • The changing role of the district attorney

    I recently heard a retired judge tell a gathering that he started his legal career as a prosecutor.

    By Amy Weirich December 04, 2018

  • ‘Focused deterrence’ crime-fighting strategy offers hope to ex-offenders

    On a recent weeknight when most people were just getting home from work, nine men sat side-by-side staring into the faces of law enforcement and community leaders.

    By Yolanda Jones December 03, 2018

• November 2018

  • Memphis and Shelby County homicide victims remembered with ceremony

    Jaylon Cohen was out with friends enjoying Fourth of July fireworks when he was shot in the parking lot of a Taco Bell in Bartlett.

    By Yolanda Jones November 27, 2018

• October 2018

  • DA eliminates prosecution for driving on revoked license if money is only issue

    Earlier this year at a meeting of a group we call Pastors, Prosecutors and Police, we kicked around ideas about what we could do to improve the lives of our citizens and make Memphis a safer place to live.

    By Amy Weirich October 31, 2018

  • 201 Poplar Ave. named after former Commissioner Walter Bailey

    Walter Bailey, the longest-serving Shelby County commissioner, can now add having a county building named after him to his list of accomplishments.

    By Omer Yusuf October 27, 2018

  • V Live club called public nuisance to reopen

    A Hickory Hill club closed down as a public nuisance following two homicides is reopening under court supervision and will no longer be a strip club.

    By Yolanda Jones October 16, 2018

• September 2018

  • ‘Every Day in School’ program works with schools, parents to reduce truancy

    Siblings were truant at a Shelby County school last year because they had to share a uniform.

    By Yolanda Jones September 18, 2018