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.
Topic: Sherra Wright
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May 2022
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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.
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April 2022
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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.
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March 2022
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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.
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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.
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August 2021
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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Sherra Wright, the ex-wife of slain basketball star Lorenzen Wright, has withdrawn her request to overturn her guilty plea in the death.
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July 2021
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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.
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June 2021
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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.
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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.
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February 2020
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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.
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January 2020
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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.
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August 2019
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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.
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July 2019
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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.
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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.
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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.
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June 2019
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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.
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May 2019
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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.
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Sherra Wright’s lawyers withdraw request for out-of-town jurors
Sherra Wright’s lawyers withdrew their request for jurors from outside Shelby County to hear the murder charges against their client in the death of Lorenzen Wright, the NBA player who was Wright’s ex-husband.
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February 2019
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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.
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January 2019
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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.
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November 2018
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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.
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October 2018
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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.
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