TN State Senator Brent Taylor wants an investigation into what he calls ‘illegal restorative justice schemes’ by Judge Paula Skahan and Steve Mulroy's office.
A Tennessee State Senator has requested an investigation into Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy and Shelby County Judge Paula Skahan after Courtney Anderson, a man serving a 162-year sentence for nonviolent offenses, was released and then ordered back to prison by the Court of Appeals.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — State Sen. Brent Taylor is calling for an investigation into a Shelby County criminal court judge and the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office in connection with reduced sentences in recent cases. Taylor (R-Dist. 31) says Judge Paula Skahan and D.A. Steve Mulroy took “unlawful” action by reducing a man’s 162-year sentence and […]