Pandemic a challenge for criminal justice system? Guilty as charged
Assistant District Attorney Kirby May address the court in Judge W. Mark Ward's Criminal Court Division Nine Feb. 4, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Assistant District Attorney Kirby May goes over paperwork in Judge W. Mark Ward's Criminal Court Division Nine Feb. 4, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Assistant District Attorney Kirby May talks to a defense attorney in Judge W. Mark Ward's Criminal Court Division Nine Feb. 4, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Assistant District Attorney Kirby May talks to a defense attorney in Judge W. Mark Ward's Criminal Court Division Nine Feb. 4, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Prosecutor Sarah Poe works around COVID restrictions in the courtroom. (Courtesy Shelby County District Attorney’s Office)
Even under so-called normal conditions, the criminal justice system encounters delays and backlogs. The COVID-19 pandemic takes it to a whole new level.
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Amy Weirich COVID-19 pandemic vertical prosecution Kirby May Gray Bartlett victim/witness unit Lora Fowler Kurt Philipps
Don Wade
Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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