Senator Taylor secures amendment requiring weekly disclosure on Memphis Safe Task Force cases
An amendment to SB 1467 would require district attorneys to disclose weekly when charges from the Memphis Safe Task Force are lowered, dismissed or declined, allowing U.S. attorneys to consider federal prosecution; the committee adopted the amendment and sent the bill to the calendar.
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Senator Taylor moved an amendment to SB 1467 that would require weekly certification to the U.S. attorney, the attorney general, the district-attorney conference and legislative leaders whenever prosecutors lower charges, dismiss cases or decline to prosecute cases originating from the Memphis Safe Task Force.
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