Judge allows state to evaluate Pervis Payne’s mental state
Pervis Payne’s sister Rolanda Holman attends to their father, Pastor Carl Payne, during a vigil for Pervis Payne outside of the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center Friday, June 4, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Paula Skahan ruled state prosecutors can hire an expert in the Pervis Payne case to determine if the death row inmate an intellectual disability.
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Pervis Payne death row Shelby County District Attorney General Amy WeirichYolanda 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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