Amid rebuke, public defender recused from another murder case
Shelby County General Sessions Criminal Court Division 11 Judge Karen Massey speaks with assistant public defender Jennifer Case during a Nov. 30, 2023 hearing for Calvin Mitchell. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
The office’s Major Cases Team has slowly dwindled. Over the last few months, four of its attorneys have resigned, one of whom was replaced with an existing employee.
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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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