Shelby County District Attorney: Voting Case Dismissed By DA's Office

Memphis TN

23 April, 2022

4:07 PM

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Press release from the Shelby County District Attorney: April 22, 2022 Pamela Moses will not be tried a second time on the felony charge of illegally registering to vote, Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich said Friday. "Our original offer to the defendant Pamela Moses was a guilty plea to a misdemeanor and no time to serve. She rejected that offer and asked for a jury trial. At the conclusion of the week-long trial, the jury convicted her on the felony charge of false entry on permanent voter registration. She was taken into custody and spent 75 days in jail before Judge Ward granted her motion for new trial. In total, she has spent 82 days in custody on this case, which is sufficient. She is also permanently barred from registering to vote or voting in Tennessee as a result of her 2015 conviction for Tampering with Evidence. In the interest of judicial economy, we are dismissing her illegal registration case and her violation of probation." April 22, 2022 – Pamela Moses will not be tried a second time on the felony charge of illegally registering to vote, Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich said Friday. "Our original offer to the defendant Pamela Moses was a guilty plea to a misdemeanor and no time to serve. She rejected that offer and asked for a jury trial. At the conclusion of the week-long trial, the jury convicted her on the felony charge of false entry on permanent voter registration. She was taken into custody and spent 75 days in jail before Judge Ward granted her motion for new trial. In total, she has spent 82 days in custody on this case, which is sufficient. She is also permanently barred from registering to vote or voting in Tennessee as a result of her 2015 conviction for Tampering with Evidence. In the interest of judicial economy, we are dismissing her illegal registration case and her violation of probation." This press release was produced by the Shelby County District Attorney. The views expressed here are the author's own.