Defense attorney John Keith Perry gaining name recognition with high-profile cases
“I abundantly think he is innocent," attorney John Perry (left) said when he was defending Billy Ray Turner (center) in the Lorenzon Wright murder case. It was not a popular position. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
John Keith Perry, a Tennessee and Mississippi attorney, is representing the man accused in the killing of Lorenzen Wright and also the suspect in the shooting at Walmart in Southaven. Perry is gaining attention for taking on high-profile cases.
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Billy Ray Turner John Keith Perry murder trialYolanda 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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