The Early Word: Mulroy appeals jail releases; Robinson gets no prison time
Howdy, Memphis. It’s Wednesday, Nov. 20, and Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert’s ouster case is back in court today. Circuit Court Judge Felicia Corbin-Johnson will hear oral arguments on Halbert’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit.
It’s also the first day of early voting in the Collierville runoff between Chad Lindsay and Nick Robbins for a Board of Mayor and Aldermen seat.
Rhodes College will host a morning panel on Latin American immigration into the U.S. And Downtown’s Center City Development Corp. will consider a grant for a new cafe and wellness studio on Monroe Avenue that would offer juices, fruit bowls and yoga classes. Tonight, the Memphis Grizzlies play a home game against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said he plans to appeal two decisions by county Criminal Court Judge Bill Anderson to release shooting suspects without bond. In one case, a man who shot at police during a nearly 12-hour standoff earlier this month was let out of jail on his own recognizance. And in the other case, three suspects were released after being charged in the shooting of a FedEx World Hub employee in late October. Mulroy announced those plans at a Bartlett town hall Tuesday evening. He also touted crime stats that show property and violent crime are way down this year.
Former state Sen. Katrina Robinson, who was convicted in 2021 for wire fraud, was resentenced this week after federal prosecutors appealed a decision to throw out a handful of her fraud counts. Robinson’s new sentence doesn’t come with prison time, but she is facing a hefty fine. The charges stemmed from Robinson defrauding the government for scholarship money at the for-profit nursing school that she ran.
Plus, the Memphis Grizzlies may be out of the NBA Cup, a church needs a few tater toters and Glicked is coming.
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Bianca Phillips
Bianca Phillips is a Northeast Arkansas native and longtime Memphian who’s worked in local journalism and PR for more than 20 years. She’s a diehard morning person who spends her free time running marathons and ultras. She’s the author of “Cookin Crunk: Eatin’ Vegan in the Dirty South.”
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