TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 3, 2025

Following the news that three of the five former Memphis police officers charged in connection with the 2023 death of Tyré Nichols are getting a new federal trial, one of those men now wants to be released from federal custody. Demetrius Haley, who has been in custody since his conviction, now says he should be released. In a request to the court, his lawyer argues that Haley was “fully compliant” with his bond conditions prior to his conviction and is “neither a flight risk nor a danger to others.” In related news, attorneys for others charged in connection with Nichols’ death are arguing the former officers should not be retried on charges they previously were acquitted on. The Daily Memphian has more on both stories.