TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Dec 1, 2022

The Shelby County District Attorney's Justice Review Unit (JRU), tasked with identifying and addressing wrongful convictions and sentences, is now accepting cases for review, Shelby County DA Steve Mulroy says. The independent unit within the DA's office will be led by Chief Lorna McClusky and Assistant Chief Robert Gowen. Each has at least 24 years of high-level criminal defense experience in Shelby County. “I’m glad we were able to quickly get our new unit up and running,” Mulroy said. “We all know our criminal justice system is imperfect. When we correct injustices, we restore public confidence in the fairness of our system. That can get the community cooperating more with law enforcement to address crime.” Learn more about the mission and how to file an application.