There are 7 article(s) tagged Judge Paula Skahan:

• September 2024

  • Third and final defendant pleads guilty in Whitehaven pastor’s slaying

    Eduard Rodriguez-Tabora, 23, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the July 18, 2022, carjacking and killing of Autura Eason-Williams in the driveway of her Whitehaven home.

    By Jody Callahan September 24, 2024

• February 2024

  • Judge reprimanded for overturning 163-year sentence

    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.

    By Aarron Fleming February 21, 2024

• January 2024

  • Judge granted order of protection against brother, a senior DA official

    Gerald Skahan allegedly sent three text messages where he threatened “bodily harm” or to kill Paula Skahan, according to the complaint.

    By Aarron Fleming January 26, 2024

• November 2023

  • Suspect in Eason-Williams death changes counsel, delays case until January

    Miguel Andrade was expected to accept a plea agreement at Thursday’s hearing, but showed up with new legal counsel who requested the delay. 

    By Ben Wheeler November 30, 2023

• October 2023

  • 163-year sentence reinstated after appeals court questions local judge’s motives

    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.

    By Aarron Fleming, Julia Baker October 26, 2023

• July 2023

  • Judge: State law taking power from DAs is unconstitutional

    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.

    By Aarron Fleming July 18, 2023

• September 2020

  • Judge grants DNA testing in 1987 murder case

    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. 

    By Yolanda Jones September 17, 2020