DA’s Justice Review Unit one of at least 128 similar entities around US
State Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Eads, has called the unit — created in 2022 shortly after Steve Mulroy (pictured), a Democrat, took office as district attorney general — controversial. (The Daily Memphian file)
In his hunt to see Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy removed from office, state Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Eads, has cited the creation of the DA’s Justice Review Unit as one justification for the ouster.
Taylor has called the unit — created in 2022 shortly after Mulroy, a Democrat, took office — controversial. In a Jan. 18 social media post, Taylor said it’s “unethical and without statutory authority to review cases of previous DAs simply because you disagree with the previous policy decisions.” Mulroy defeated Republican Amy Weirich who was running for reelection.
But such units are common across the U.S., and Shelby County’s wasn’t even a first for Tennessee. A Conviction Review Unit was established in Nashville in 2016.
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Aarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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