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Congratulations ADAs Kevin McAlpin and JD Hamblen on getting guilty as charged verdicts against Defendant Terrance Williams on charges of Conspiracy to Commit Murder, Criminal Attempt Murder 1, and Employing a Firearm During Attempt to Commit a Dangerous Felony. In this case, defendant Williams, an inmate, recruited relatives to attempt to murder a deputy jailer that he did not like.
 As part of our office's partnership with Vera Institute, and their Reimagining Prison Initiative, DA Mulroy, along with other DAs across the country, has pledged that all of our ADAs will tour a correctional facility by the end of the year. SCDAG Office ADAs will tour the Shelby County Detention Center at 1045 Mullins Station Road.
Vera Institute's Reimagining Prison Initiative aims at prison reform by, among other things, "[l]istening to the voices of corrections leaders, formerly incarcerated people, scholars, thought leaders from across the political spectrum, and members of the public." Learn more here.
Pictured above, top row, left to right: Chief Prosecutor Karen Cook, Director of Community Affairs ADA Tracye Jones, Administrator for Program Services, Shelby County Division of Corrections, Michael Howe, ADA Jose Leon; and front, Public Records Attorney ADA Tim Beacham.
 Members of SCDAG staff attended the Conference on Crimes Against Women in Dallas last week, an annual in-person conference that brings together leading experts from across the country to educate and train first responders, prosecutors, and other stakeholders in best practices on the identification, investigation, and prosecution of crimes against women. There were close to 3000 people from all over the country in attendance. Pictured above at the Conference from left to right: Victim Witness Coordinators Oriana Holmes, Jacqueline Chacon, ADA Regina Lucreziano, and Victim Witness Coordinators Daphne Segree and Shanika Stone.
ADA Victoria Gillard started work today with Vertical Team 5, which prosecutes cases in General Sessions 13 (Judge Louis Montesi) and Criminal Court 9 (Judge Melissa Boyd). ADA Gillard (pictured left at her swearing-in with Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee and DA Mulroy) has 20 years of experience, and previously was in private practice.
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From Daily Memphian: Man accused in Huey’s shooting indicted and back in custody
Regarding Chase Harris: “If he makes his bond of $210,000 through a bonding company, there will be a ‘source hearing’ to determine whether he obtained the bail funds from legal sources,” Mulroy said in the tweet. “We will seek continued detention, pending such hearing.”
From The Commercial Appeal: New bail hearing procedures align with Memphis' goals of safety and justice | Opinion
The above op-ed, penned by Judge Bill Anderson (General Sessions Criminal Court and Veterans Court) along with Stella Yarbrough (Legal Director ACLU TN) and Andrea Woods (staff attorney with the ACLU’s criminal law reform project), provides a good overview of how the new bail procedure works, and how it does not threaten public safety.
 Stay safe and thanks for reading,
Steve Mulroy
District Attorney
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