There are 5 article(s) tagged Shelby County Criminal Court Division 8 Judge Chris Craft:

• May 2024

  • Former Kroger security guard convicted of first-degree murder

    Shelby County Criminal Court Division 8 Judge Chris Craft sentenced Livingston to life in prison after the verdict was read Friday, May 3.

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    Jury begins deliberation in Kroger security guard’s murder trial

    By Julia Baker May 06, 2024

  • State, defense rest cases in Kroger security guard’s murder trial

    The murder trial against former security guard Gregory Livingston entered its fourth day Thursday, May 2, during which the defendant declined to testify and the defense counsel and prosecution rested their cases.

    By Julia Baker May 03, 2024

• April 2024

  • Jury selected for Kroger security guard’s murder trial

    Nashville District Attorney General Glenn Funk is in Memphis for the week to prosecute the case. Defense attorneys Steve Farese and Leslie Ballin are representing Gregory Livingston.

    By Julia Baker April 30, 2024

• January 2024

  • A state law has kept an intellectually disabled man in jail for almost a decade

    Johntavius Griggs has been in custody at the Shelby County Jail for more than eight years on a first-degree murder charge in limbo with no clear path forward.

    By Aarron Fleming January 06, 2024

• December 2023

  • Trial date set for second man accused in Phil Trenary case

    Quandarius Richardson is scheduled to go to trial next year, and the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office indicated Tuesday that his former co-defendant’s deal could have been a precursor to a tougher prosecution push for Richardson.

    By Julia Baker December 05, 2023