TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on Nov 6, 2015

Lawyers for the family of Darrius Stewart, a teen who was fatally shot by a white police officer, want a special prosecutor to review the investigative report issued by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The request comes after Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich’s recommendation that a grand jury charge the policeman with voluntary manslaughter, the Associated Press reports. "She was too close to the situation ... Amy was just going through the motions," Carlos Moore, an attorney for Stewart’s father, said. "We want the man to face trial."