Recipe for a backlog: 10,557 adult arrests in 2022, and 35 criminal court trials
Shelby County court trials far below pre-pandemic numbers
The family of Phil Trenary, who was slain Sept. 28, 2018, awaits justice along with the kin of thousands of other Memphis victims. Last month the trial for the suspects in Trenary’s death was reset to Oct. 23. (The Daily Memphian file)
While hundreds of inmates sat in jail for more than 500 days awaiting their day in court, and victims longed for closure, the Shelby County Criminal Court held a total of 35 trials in 2022.
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Julia Baker
A lifelong Memphian, Julia Baker graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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