Defense in Memphis officer shooting can’t get evidence yet
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – A judge says defense attorneys for a man charged with killing a Memphis police officer cannot receive video evidence and the officer’s daily activities log from the police department ahead of a preliminary hearing.
Shelby County General Sessions Judge Loyce Lambert Ryan on Thursday ruled in favor of a motion by prosecutors to quash subpoenas issued by public defenders for Tremaine Wilbourn. He is charged with fatally shooting Officer Sean Bolton on Aug. 1.
The subpoenas sought Bolton’s daily log and video and audio materials, including police car dashboard camera video and surveillance footage, from the department before Wilbourn’s preliminary hearing next month. Ryan ruled their subpoenas were premature because that evidence is given to the defense as part of the process for trial, not a preliminary hearing.
