There are 6 article(s) tagged Judge Paula Skahan:
The Tennessee Board of Judicial Conduct issued Shelby County Criminal Court Division 1 Judge Paula Skahan a public reprimand Feb. 14 for overturning the sentence of Courtney Anderson in December 2022.
Gerald Skahan allegedly sent three text messages where he threatened “bodily harm” or to kill Paula Skahan, according to the complaint.
Miguel Andrade was expected to accept a plea agreement at Thursday’s hearing, but showed up with new legal counsel who requested the delay.
Courtney Anderson was sentenced to 163 years in prison, but a local judge amended his sentence to time served. The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the ruling that freed him.
A local judge declared a new state law unconstitutional Monday. The law, signed in April, takes away power from local district attorneys to represent the state in some death penalty cases when the sentence is challenged.
Criminal Court Judge Paula Skahan ordered the expedited DNA testing of crime scene evidence that has never been tested, including a knife used in the murders, eyeglasses and bloodstained clothing.
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