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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Nov 15, 2024

The four officers who faced federal charges in the death of Tyre Nichols last month now have a trial date for the state criminal case, the Commercial Appeal reports. The state case against Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III and Justin Smith Jr. will begin April 28, 2025. Before then a number of motions will need to be worked out. One of those motions, which would sever the defendants and allow them to be tried individually, will be heard Nov. 25. The federal case, which charged the officers with civil rights violations, ended in early October.