Prosecutors push court to block use of allegations about Tyre Nichols
Former Memphis police officer Tadarrius Bean (left) along with his attorney John Keith Perry (right) leave the Odell Horton Federal Courthouse Sept. 13. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Federal prosecutors want to block the use of references to Tyre Nichols’ alleged “bad” character and conduct by defense counsel for the officers accused of beating him to death in pretrial motions and during trial.
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Tyre Nichols criminal justice Civil RightsAarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers public safety for The Daily Memphian, focusing on crime and the local court system. He earned his bachelor’s in journalism and strategic media from the University of Memphis.
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