Tag: Kristina Cole
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Tennessee Defendants Continue their Quests for Exoneration
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 10, 2024) — Last August, a Writ of Error Coram Nobis filed by Tennessee inmate Jason L. White in his own defense was denied by Shelby County, TN Criminal Court judge James Jones, Jr. In 2017, White, already a state prisoner from an unrelated conviction years before and completing his 21-year…
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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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Court Denies Petitioner’s Writ on Factual Error
by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 15, 2023) — On August 23, former Tennessee inmate Kristina Cole filed a Writ of Error Coram Nobis with the Shelby County Criminal Court, which oversaw her 2017 conviction on two counts of drug distribution dating back to a police-initiated incident on February 3, 2016. At her October 2017 sentencing, Cole…
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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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Former Tennessee Inmate Denied Conviction Review
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 31, 2023) — On July 17, 2023, former Tennessee inmate Kristina Cole applied to the newly-formed “Justice Review Unit” within the state’s 30th Judicial District for a review of her 2017 convictions on two drug charges, crimes she maintains she did not commit. The 30th Judicial District contains the city of…
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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 Tennessee Inmate Kristina Cole: the Next Chapter
by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 15, 2023) — In late April, Tennessee inmate Kristina Cole was paroled from a 13.5-year sentence imposed by Shelby County in 2017 as a result of a grant of clemency on the part of Gov. Bill Lee just before Christmas and an affirming vote in March by the Board of Parole.…
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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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Co-Defendant to “Bait-and-Switch” Case Granted Parole
by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 11, 2023) — Following a March 28, 2023 parole hearing and subsequent change in her posted TDOC status, on Tuesday The Post & Email obtained confirmation from Tennessee Board of Parole (BOP) spokesman Dustin Krugel that Kristina Yvette Cole, inmate #583144, has been granted parole by a three-member panel. Just before…
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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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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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At Last Minute, “Carter” No Longer Jurist in Jason White Case
by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 14, 2022) — The online docket record of Tennessee inmate Jason Lamar White now reflects that the newly-elected criminal court judge in Shelby County will issue a ruling Thursday on White’s post-conviction hearing which took place over two months ago. Judge Robert “Bobby” Carter, Jr. had presided over those hearings as…
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Will Shelby County’s New DA Be Different Than the Old?
by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 25, 2022) — A group of Shelby County citizens have launched a petition asking newly-elected District Attorney General Steve Mulroy (D) to investigate “corruption, collusion and cover-up” pertaining to two criminal cases overseen by his predecessor, Amy Weirich. On August 4, Mulroy won election over Weirich, who served in the position…
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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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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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Two Days Before Hearing, Jason White again “Locked Down”
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 3, 2022) — In early June, Tennessee inmate Jason Lamar White was transported from New Mexico to the Northwest Correctional Complex (NWCX) in Tiptonville, TN in anticipation of a post-conviction petition hearing in the Shelby County Criminal Court scheduled for July 5. In May 2019, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC)…