Criminal Court Clerk discusses ‘human error’ in property room mix-up
All evidence taken from the Shelby County Criminal Court property and evidence room has to be tagged, logged and barcoded and there is a two-step verification system now in place, said Lawrence Denton II, director of operations for the criminal court clerk’s office. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Since a mixup in evidence at the Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk’s property and evidence room, a new verification procedure has been put in place to reduce the risk of such a situation occurring again.
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Heidi Kuhn Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk property and evidence roomYolanda 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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