TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 27, 2024

State Rep. John Gillespie, R-Memphis, has filed a bill that would allow criminal court judges to access defendants’ juvenile court records when setting bail, the Daily Memphian reports. Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said that he has already been working with the Shelby County Juvenile Court to allow access to those records in some situations, including "violent offenses and auto theft offenses." Currently, adult criminal court judges can only access juvenile court records for defendants during sentencing, not when setting bail.