Tag: 30th Judicial District
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Will New Prosecutor Make a Difference in Former Law-Enforcement Officer’s False Conviction?
by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 3, 2022) — On Thursday, former Shelby County, TN Sheriff’s deputy Earley Story, who was falsely-accused in 1997 of selling marijuana to an undercover informant and convicted in 1999, asked the 30th Judicial District to file his complaint over the wrongful conviction in his ongoing quest to clear his name after…
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Jason White Hearing to Continue Monday
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 10, 2022) — On Friday in Shelby County, TN, a post-conviction petition hearing convened for the second day for inmate Jason Lamar White, who is representing himself and attempting to make the case to Judge Robert “Bobby” Carter, Jr. that his attorney failed to provide effective assistance of counsel during his…
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Jason White Case: Transfer Orders Canceled Yet Again
by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 6, 2022) — A rescheduled April 7 hearing in Shelby County, TN for inmate Jason Lamar White on a post-conviction petition has again been postponed and transfer orders canceled. As The Post & Email reported last month, White filed the petition more than two years ago, with an initial hearing reset…
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Latest Twist in Jason White Case: Transport Order Canceled
by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 1, 2021) — In another turn of events, an order issued by Shelby County, TN Division III Criminal Court Judge Robert “Bobby” Carter for Jason Lamar White to travel from New Mexico to Tennessee for a hearing on Thursday has reportedly been canceled. A second transport order for Tennessee state inmate…
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Judge is Common Denominator in Former Sergeant’s Quest for Justice
TROUBLING PATTERN EMERGES IN 22-YEAR-OLD CONVICTION by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 15, 2019) — Since his 1999 conviction for allegedly selling marijuana to an undercover agent and confidential informant, former Shelby County, TN Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) Sergeant Earley Story has been attempting to clear his name of a crime which evidence indicates he did not commit.…
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Memphis, TN: Will There Be Justice for Antonio King?
CLAIM: “FALSE ARREST” INCARCERATES MAN FOR ALLEGED ROBBERY by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 12, 2019) — On Wednesday The Post & Email spoke with Memphis, TN resident Lillian King, whose husband, Antonio King, has been incarcerated in the Shelby County jail since April of last year on what she says is the false charge of aggravated…
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Why Did Shelby County Remove its Longstanding Grand Jury Foreman?
AND WHAT IS “PROPER PROCEDURE” FOR HER REPLACEMENT? by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 26, 2018) — Approximately two weeks ago, The Post & Email came into possession of a court order emanating from the “Criminal Court of Shelby County, Tennessee” indicating that a long-term foreman of the county grand jury, Mary Thomas, was removed from her…
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Memphis Citizen Pursues 20+-Year Effort to Clear His Name, Expose Corruption
FORMER JAILER PAINTS PICTURE OF HORRENDOUS SUFFERING, ABUSE WITHIN SHELBY COUNTY JAIL by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 15, 2018) — Earley Story of Memphis, TN has been preserving evidence for more than 20 years after being accused by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) of selling marijuana on the street while he was employed as a…
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Shelby County, TN: Inmate Claims Prosecutors, Memphis PD Used “Fake” Evidence Against Him
THROUGH “ILLEGAL” WIRETAPPING AND JUDICIAL INTERFERENCE by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 23, 2018) — On March 23, 2018, a federal lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee by two falsely-accused women in a case arising early last year in Shelby County, TN. The suit names three county prosecutors —…
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Will Shelby County, TN Prosecutors be Disciplined?
“JUSTICE HAS TO COME AT SOME POINT” by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 19, 2016) — Two recent letters received from inmates at the Shelby County, TN jail reported that Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich was under some type of investigation for conduct associated with her duties as the chief prosecutor for Tennessee’s 30th Judicial…