There are 7 article(s) tagged Shelby County General Sessions Criminal Court:

• July 2024

  • Judge tapped as new head of judicial commissioners

    Shelby County General Sessions Criminal Court Division 8 Judge Lee Wilson, who also runs the county’s drug court program, is the new leader for the commissioners. 

    By Aarron Fleming July 03, 2024

• June 2024

  • GPS monitors ‘cheaper than building more jails’ for Shelby County

    Proponents of the GPS monitoring devices would like to see Shelby County fund them again but say that financial and logistical challenges stand in the way. 

    By Aarron Fleming June 03, 2024

• September 2023

  • Where are cases going in Shelby County? Wherever it is, they’re not getting there fast.

    The most recent data shows that, in fiscal year 2022, 55.2% of criminal cases in Shelby County were either dismissed or the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office decided not to pursue charges.

    By Aarron Fleming September 11, 2023

• June 2023

  • Tennessee Innocence Project to open Memphis office

    The new office will open in mid-September at 2029 Peabody Ave. The nonprofit organization, headquartered in Nashville, helps wrongfully convicted individuals seek exoneration.

    By Julia Baker June 26, 2023

• April 2023

  • Inside Shelby County’s new standing bail order

    Details from the Standing Bail Order for General Sessions Criminal Court of Shelby County, Tennessee, outline the timeframe and process for new bail hearing procedures.

    By Julia Baker April 18, 2023

• January 2023

  • Recipe for a backlog: 10,557 adult arrests in 2022, and 35 criminal court trials

    While hundreds of inmates sat in jail for more than 500 days awaiting their day in court, and victims longed for closure, the Shelby County Criminal Court held a total of 35 trials in 2022.

    By Julia Baker January 14, 2023

  • Suspect accused in death of U of M student Barshay Wilson pleads not guilty

    Vincent Patterson, 22, pleaded not guilty to charges related to the killing of Barshay Wilson.

    By Julia Baker January 09, 2023