DA says no new DNA evidence in 1987 murder case, asks court to deny petition
Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich holds a press conference, discussing her office’s request that a court deny DNA testing in the death penalty case of Pervis Tyrone Payne on Thursday, July 30, 2020. Payne is scheduled to be put to death on Dec. 3. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Evidence from a different case was incorrectly used to seek DNA testing for a Shelby County man on death row, and the petition for testing should therefore be denied, Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich said Thursday, July 30.
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Amy Weirich Innocence ProjectYolanda Jones
Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.
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