TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Nov 20, 2019

Hamilton County Criminal Court Judge Don Poole has denied a post-conviction hearing for Leroy Hall Jr. who was sentenced to death in 1992 after he was found guilty of first-degree murder and aggravated arson for the burning death of his ex-girlfriend, Traci Crozier. Earlier this month, attorneys for Hall requested his conviction be vacated after claiming they uncovered evidence that one of the jurors in his original trial was biased. Poole tossed out two of those motions last week and in today’s hearing denied the third and final motion that would have granted Hall a second post-conviction hearing. It is unclear if Hall’s attorneys will appeal this decision and what impact that appeal might have in delaying his Dec. 5 execution date. The Tennessean has the full story