Tag: Jason Lamar White
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Jason White: “Corruption” in Judicial System Must be Addressed
by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 5, 2023) — On August 10, 2023, a Writ of Error Coram Nobis filed in the Shelby County Criminal Court by Tennessee inmate Jason Lamar White claiming new evidence in his 2017 drug-related conviction was denied a hearing by Division III Judge James Jones, Jr. According to USLegal.com, “Coram Nobis” signifies…
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Jason White Appeal Denied, but “Corrections” Ordered to Court Documents
by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 10, 2023) — On August 31, 2023, Shelby County, TN Criminal Court Division III Judge James Jones, Jr. denied a petition for Writ of Error Coram Nobis filed by Tennessee inmate Jason Lamar White, who in 2017 was sentenced to 60 years in prison following convictions on drug-related charges. According to…
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Jason White Coram Nobis Petition Denied
by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 31, 2023) — On June 26, 2023, a Tennessee inmate currently housed in a New Mexico prison on Tennessee’s behalf submitted to the Shelby County, TN Criminal Court a Writ of Error Coram Nobis, presenting what he claimed was “newly discovered evidence” gleaned only recently from one of his co-defendants at…
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Life-Imprisoned Tennessee Inmate Submits “Newly Available Evidence” in Six-Year-Old Drug Conviction Case
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 12, 2023) — On June 26, Tennessee state inmate Jason Lamar White, who has been housed in New Mexico since 2019, filed a Writ of Error Coram Nobis with the Shelby County, TN Criminal Court, Division III, to report “newly available evidence” he claimed will demonstrate his innocence of the 2016…
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Former TN Inmate Shares Her Story, Future Plans
by Sharon Rondeau (May 5, 2023) — Since October 2017, The Post & Email has reported on a case involving three Tennessee defendants alleged to have engaged in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in a “drug free zone” in early 2016. Following indictment and trial in Shelby County in July 2017, all three were convicted,…
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Jason White Interview 2:00 p.m. Thursday
by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 13, 2023) – Tennessee inmate Jason Lamar White will be returning to a Massachusetts-based radio show, “Shedding Light,” at 2:00 PM EDT Thursday after an initial interview with host Leonna Brindao six months ago. The Post & Email has followed White’s case since his conviction for allegedly devising a scheme to…
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“Non-Binding Recommendation” Favors Parole for Co-Defendant Kristina Cole
by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 29, 2023) — As The Post & Email reported Sunday, on Tuesday a parole hearing was held for Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) inmate Kristina Cole, a Memphis mother of three who has been incarcerated since late 2017 after she was convicted of two charges associated with distributing drugs in a…
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Parole Hearing for Tennessee Woman Scheduled for Tuesday
by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 26, 2023) — Just over three months ago, The Post & Email reported that Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee found a mother of three convicted in 2017 of two drug-related crimes eligible for consideration for expedited parole. In October that year, Cole was found guilty of participating in a scheme to sell…
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Kristina Cole Awarded Commutation of Sentence
by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 21, 2022) — Tennessee inmate Kristina Cole has been granted a commutation of her 13.5-year sentence for allegedly taking part in a scheme to distribute methamphetamine in a drug-free zone in early 2016, according to a press release issued Thursday from Gov. Bill Lee‘s office. Cole was one of 30 individuals…
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Jason White Interviewed on “Shedding Light”
by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 26, 2022) — On Tuesday afternoon, Tennessee convict Jason Lamar White spoke with “Shedding Light” host Leonna Abraham Brandao, whose show focuses on wrongful convictions and issues arising from incarceration. “Blogtalk Radio Shedding Light was initiated to expose injustices in the Communities, Prisons, Government and beyond,” the show’s page states. “People…
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Another Bait-and-Switch: Judge Issues Ruling 15 Days after Retirement, Contradicting Docket
by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 15, 2022) — In a ruling expected Thursday, a post-conviction petition filed more than two years ago by Tennessee inmate Jason Lamar White was denied, albeit by a judge who retired 15 days ago. The merits of White’s petition received a hearing in early July over three days, with White representing…
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Tennessee Inmate Jason White Interviews with David Tulis
by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 13, 2022) — On Monday morning, NoogaRadio host David Tulis hosted Tennessee inmate Jason Lamar White for a phone interview from prison lasting approximately 40 minutes. The interview begins at 5:27 here: https://www.facebook.com/noogaradio/videos/777515380186058/?app=fbl In 2017, White was convicted in the Shelby County Criminal Court without any definitive evidence connecting him to…
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Report: “Retired” Judge to Make Ruling September 15
by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 10, 2022) — A ruling is expected September 15 on the post-conviction petition of Tennessee inmate Jason Lamar White, according to Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk Heidi Herron as relayed by White’s mother, Kimberly White. Herron works with the elected clerk, Heidi Kuhn, and has been employed with the criminal court…
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Another Strange Twist in the Jason White Case
by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 6, 2022) — The latest entry in the online record for Tennessee inmate Jason Lamar White states that a “Petition for Post Conviction Relief” hearing will take place on September 15 despite the fact that the court heard arguments for the same purpose in early July. A new date was originally…
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Jason White Hearing Concludes
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 13, 2022) — A long-awaited post-conviction petition hearing for Tennessee inmate Jason Lamar White ended Monday after three days of proceedings in the Shelby County Criminal Court, Division III, Judge Robert “Bobby” Carter, Jr. presiding. Hearings began on July 5 after more than a half-dozen postponements dating back to August 27,…
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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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Post-Conviction Hearing to Continue Friday
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 7, 2022) — As rescheduled for a final time on May 20 after numerous delays, Tennessee inmate Jason Lamar White appeared in the Shelby County Criminal Court on Tuesday for a post-conviction petition hearing awaited for more than two years. Encompassing the city of Memphis, Shelby County comprises the state’s 30th…
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“Extraordinary Appeal” Request Calls Out Judge for Delays, “Abuse of Discretion”
by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 27, 2022) — On June 22, inmate Jason Lamar White submitted a 190-page Application to file an “Extraordinary Appeal” with the Court of Criminal Appeals at Jackson, TN in his ongoing efforts to argue the process responsible for his incarceration was flawed for several reasons. In the application, White presented two…
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Conditions Improve for Inmate Awaiting Post-Conviction Hearing for More Than Two Years
by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 15, 2022) — The Post & Email has confirmed that following our report on Saturday in the case of Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) inmate Jason Lamar White, White has been transferred out of the “iron-bar” cell to which he was confined after arriving in Tennessee for a court hearing next…
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Tennessee Inmate, Banished to New Mexico, Speaks with The Post & Email
by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 11, 2022) — On Thursday, The Post & Email received a phone call from TDOC inmate Jason Lamar White, who has been housed in New Mexico for the last three years but was recently returned to Tennessee, presumably for a long-awaited court hearing scheduled for July 5. As we have reported…