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TN: The State Disciplinary Board’s (Private) Wrist-Slap of Shelby DA Amy Weirich and Key Takeaways

TN: The State Disciplinary Board’s (Private) Wrist-Slap of Shelby DA Amy Weirich and Key Takeaways

by Bert | Mar 27, 2017 | Tennessee

Over the years, we have regularly covered Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich and her office. After all, we focus on prosecutorial misconduct and accountability. Her office has supplied plenty of the former. And, based on how the Tennessee Board of...
TN: Amy Weirich’s Eye-Opening Response to the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility

TN: Amy Weirich’s Eye-Opening Response to the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility

by Bert | Nov 14, 2016 | Tennessee

The elected District Attorney General of Shelby County, Tennessee, Amy Weirich, continues to defend herself against ethical complaints lodged against her by the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility. The ethical charges emerge from Ms. Weirich’s role as the...
TN: Shelby County DA’s Office Recuses Itself from Case Following Allegations of Misconduct

TN: Shelby County DA’s Office Recuses Itself from Case Following Allegations of Misconduct

by OpenFile | Mar 5, 2015 | Tennessee, The Open File Blog

The Commercial Appeal reports that Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich has recused her office from the prosecution of Noura Jackson, a defendant whose 2009 murder conviction was thrown out on grounds of prosecutorial misconduct. The DAG’s decision...
TN: Elected DA Plagued by Allegations that She Withheld Evidence as Trial Prosecutor

TN: Elected DA Plagued by Allegations that She Withheld Evidence as Trial Prosecutor

by OpenFile | Nov 25, 2014 | Tennessee, The Open File Blog

In August, Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich watched the Tennessee Supreme Court overturn a murder case she had tried as an assistant district attorney on grounds of prosecutorial misconduct and order a new trial. The court found that Weirich improperly...
TN: State Supreme Court Overturns Murder Conviction, Finds Prosecutors Committed Misconduct

TN: State Supreme Court Overturns Murder Conviction, Finds Prosecutors Committed Misconduct

by OpenFile | Aug 25, 2014 | Tennessee, The Open File Blog

Update – August 27, 2014 A subsequent article on the Jackson ruling (see original post below) has revealed an important new detail about District Attorney General Amy Weirich’s record. According to Bill Dries at the Memphis Daily News,  it seems that two...
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