Will judge make Alvin Motley video public?
Experts weigh in on releasing footage of fatal encounter at E. Memphis gas station
Dr. Robert Motley (middle), a cousin of Alvin Motley Jr., speaks during a rally at the Kroger Fuel station on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021 on Poplar Avenue near Kirby Parkway. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Shelby County General Sessions Judge Louis Montesi’s order barring representatives from either side in the proceedings to release the footage is set to expire Tuesday, when the accused will sit for a preliminary hearing.
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Matt Stroud, a former correspondent for Bloomberg News and The Associated Press, is an investigative reporter with The Daily Memphian. He is the author of “Thin Blue Lie: The Failure of High-Tech Policing,” and the creator of the six-part podcast, “Guru: The Dark Side of Enlightenment.”
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