Tag: State of Tennessee v. Roy Cook
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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…
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Tennessee Defendant Takes Prosecutor to Task for Incompetence, Alleged Evidence-Tampering
“BE SPECIFIC” by Sharon Rondeau (May 3, 2016) — On April 20, The Post & Email published an update on the case of State of Tennessee v. Roy Cook, a case emanating from Roane County which has entered its fourth year without a trial or resolution. Cook alleges that the prosecution has withheld exculpatory evidence…
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Tennessee Judge Grants Permission for The Post & Email to Record Court Hearing
IN STATE OF TENNESSEE V. ROY COOK by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 26, 2015) — At the conclusion of court proceedings on August 18 at the Roane County, TN courthouse in Kingston in the case of State of Tennessee v. Roy Cook, a new hearing date was set for November 16 during which Cook’s allegations against…