There are 25 article(s) tagged Lorenzen Wright:

• May 2022

  • Sherra Wright’s request for parole denied

    Wright pleaded guilty in 2019 to the murder of her ex-husband and former NBA player Lorenzen Wright in 2010.

    By Julia Baker May 24, 2022

  • Sherra Wright has first appearance before parole board

    Wright pleaded guilty to the facilitation of first-degree murder of her ex-husband and NBA player Lorenzen Wright. A board member recommended she be denied for parole. 

    By Julia Baker May 11, 2022

• April 2022

  • Judge Lee Coffee strives to treat cases with ‘dignity, respect and civility’

    Judge Lee Coffee has been practicing law for 40 years and has served as a Shelby County criminal court judge for Division VII for 16 years since his election in 2006. 

    By Julia Baker April 11, 2022

• March 2022

  • Billy Ray Turner found guilty for murder of Lorenzen Wright

    Turner was charged with first-degree murder for the 2010 shooting of Wright, a former Memphis Grizzlies player.

    By Julia Baker March 22, 2022

  • Trial for man accused of killing Lorenzen Wright set to begin Monday

    The trial of Billy Ray Turner, accused in connection with the fatal shooting death of former NBA star Lorenzen Wright, is slated to begin Monday, March 14. 

    By Yolanda Jones March 13, 2022

• August 2021

  • Sherra Wright withdraws request to throw out guilty plea

    Sherra Wright, the ex-wife of slain basketball star Lorenzen Wright, has withdrawn her request to overturn her guilty plea in the death.

    By Yolanda Jones August 10, 2021

• July 2021

  • Grizzlies notebook: Ja jerseys, Justise, Jaren and more

    Ja Morant’s jersey was one of the top NBA sellers in the second half of the season. 

    By Drew Hill July 15, 2021

  • Calkins: Isn’t it time we let Lorenzen Wright rest in peace?

    Can we please stop with the nationally televised whodunits in the Lorenzen Wright case? We already know who done it. Which is why Sherra Wright, his ex-wife, is sitting in prison.

    By Geoff Calkins July 15, 2021

• June 2021

  • Ex-wife of Lorenzen Wright wants guilty plea thrown out

    Sherra Wright wants a judge to toss her 2019 guilty plea in connection with the slaying of her ex-husband, former NBA star Lorenzen Wright. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 09, 2021

  • Billy Ray Turner gets new trial date in Lorenzen Wright slaying

    Turner’s case was one of hundreds delayed when the coronavirus pandemic shut down Shelby County Criminal Court trials last year.

    By Yolanda Jones June 03, 2021

• February 2020

  • Billy Ray Turner trial date set in Lorenzen Wright slaying

    After numerous delays, a trial date has been set for Billy Ray Turner in the Lorenzen Wright slaying.

    By Yolanda Jones February 11, 2020

• January 2020

  • No trial date set for man accused of killing Lorenzen Wright

    Billy Ray Turner is charged with first-degree murder in the July 2010 death of the U of M and NBA basketball player. The case was reset for Feb. 11.

    By Yolanda Jones January 15, 2020

• December 2019

  • No trial date set in Lorenzen Wright murder; case continued until next year

    A trial date for Billy Ray Turner, the man accused in the fatal shooting of NBA star Lorenzen Wright, could possibly be announced on Jan. 15 when Turner heads back to court. 

    By Yolanda Jones December 04, 2019

• October 2019

  • Billy Ray Turner to return to court Dec. 4 for likely trial date in Lorenzen Wright slaying

    Billy Ray Turner, the lone remaining defendant in the slaying of former NBA star Lorenzen Wright, returns to court Dec. 4 for a likely trial date. 

    By Yolanda Jones October 31, 2019

• August 2019

  • Trial delayed for Billy Ray Turner in Lorenzen Wright slaying

    The murder trial for Billy Ray Turner, accused in the fatal shooting of former NBA star Lorenzen Wright, has been delayed after prosecutors introduced new information Thursday, Aug. 22.

    By Yolanda Jones August 22, 2019

  • Billy Ray Turner, man charged in Lorenzen Wright slaying, draws 16 years on gun charges

    Billy Ray Turner, the man accused of fatally shooting retired NBA star Lorenzen Wright, was sentenced Thursday to 16 years behind bars on separate gun charges. 

    By Yolanda Jones August 08, 2019

• July 2019

  • Sherra Wright transfers to state prison as plea deal continues to draw reaction

    Sherra Wright was transferred to a state prison Friday following her surprise plea deal a day earlier in the slaying of ex-husband Lorenzen Wright.

    By Yolanda Jones, Linda A. Moore July 26, 2019

  • Sherra Wright accepts 30-year sentence for Lorenzen Wright murder

    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.

    By Yolanda Jones, Linda A. Moore July 26, 2019

  • Family, friends remember Lorenzen Wright on death anniversary, hope for closure in upcoming trial

    Family and friends remember former NBA player Lorenzen Wright on the ninth anniversary of his death. 

    By Yolanda Jones, Linda A. Moore July 25, 2019

• June 2019

  • Billy Ray Turner, co-defendant in Lorenzen Wright’s murder, pleads guilty to gun charge

    Billy Ray Turner, co-defendant in the slaying of NBA star Lorenzen Wright, pleaded guilty to being a convicted felon in possession of a gun on Monday, June 17. The murder trial of Turner and Sherra Wright, ex-wife of Lorenzen Wright will begin Sept. 16. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 17, 2019

• May 2019

  • Calls and texts from ex-wife’s phone can be used in Lorenzen Wright murder trial

    Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee told attorneys during a hearing Thursday that he would provide them with drafts of questionnaires that will be given to potential jurors in the Lorenzen Wright murder case. 

    By Jared Boyd May 30, 2019

• February 2019

  • Judge tells Sherra Wright attorneys not to sell Shelby jurors short in setting May 28 court date

    Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee Friday told attorneys for Sherra Wright and Billy Ray Turner not to sell Shelby County jurors short in requesting a jury from another county to hear the murder case against them in the death of Wright's ex-husband, Lorenzen Wright Jr.

    By Yolanda Jones February 08, 2019

• January 2019

  • Attorneys ask for change of venue in Lorenzen Wright murder case

    Attorneys for Sherra Wright have asked the court to bring in a jury from Davidson County to hear the murder case, fearing their client can not get a fair jury in Memphis. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 24, 2019

• November 2018

  • Sherra Wright gets September trial date for Lorenzen Wright’s murder

    Sherra Wright, accused of fatally shooting her ex-husband, NBA player Lorenzen Wright, and dumping his body in a field in southeast Memphis in 2010, will stand trial for his murder in September.

    By Yolanda Jones November 29, 2018

• October 2018

  • Sherra Wright deemed mentally fit to stand trial in death of Lorenzen Wright

    Sherra Wright is mentally fit to stand trial in the 2010 fatal shooting of her ex-husband, NBA player Lorenzen Wright, Judge Lee Coffee said at her report hearing Friday.

    By Yolanda Jones October 05, 2018