TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Nov 6, 2023

Shelby County Criminal Court Judge James Jones Jr. has announced the remaining four former Memphis police officers in the Tyre Nichols state case are slated to begin their state criminal trial in August 2024, reports the Commercial Appeal. "We had taken a lot of considerations in setting the trial date," Shelby County Deputy District Attorney Paul Hagerman said after the court appearance. "We think we picked realistic dates that we can hold everybody to." Both the state and federal cases against the officers carry a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted. There is no parole in the federal system, and the entirety of someone's sentence must be served prior to their release.