DA’s office wants juvenile records available to criminal court judges
“If you’ve got a 19-year-old who’s charged with car theft,” Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy (left) said, “don’t you want that judge to know when that kid was 16, 17, he had three car-theft convictions?” Shelby County Juvenile Court Judge Tarik Sugarmon is at right. (The Daily Memphian file)
A proposal before the state Legislature would allow juvenile court records to be used in criminal court bail decisions. But Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said he is also working on a local agreement to do the same thing.
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Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy Shelby County Juvenile Court Judge Tarik Sugarmon Rep. John Gillespie Juvenile Court recordsAarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers Memphis and Shelby County’s court system and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He formerly covered education and earned his B.A. in journalism from the University of Memphis.
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