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Sherra Wright wants guilty plea thrown out in Lorenzen Wright case Sherra Wright filed a petition for relief of conviction or sentence after her surprise guilty plea to facilitation of murder in July 2019. Credit: Tennessee Department of Corrections Sherra Wright Published: 9:43 AM CDT June 9, 2021 Updated: 9:43 AM CDT June 9, 2021 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A judge has reset a hearing to address a request by the ex-wife of slain NBA player Lorenzen Wright to throw out h...

WBBJ TV June 9, 2021 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – A judge has reset a hearing to address a request by the ex-wife of slain NBA player Lorenzen Wright to throw out her guilty plea in his 2010 killing in Memphis. Sherra Wright filed a petition for relief of conviction or sentence after her surprise guilty plea to facilitation of murder in July 2019. She has asked Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee to hold an evidentiary hearing on her petition. A hearing had been scheduled for Tuesday but i...

Trial in former NBA players killing set for January 2022 ADRIAN SAINZ, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2018, file photo, defendant Billy Ray Turner, charged with killing NBA basketball star Lorenzen Wright, makes an appearance in Judge Lee V. Coffees courtroom in Memphis, Tenn. Judge Coffee, on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, set a 2022 trial date for Turner, charged with conspiring with the ex-wife of Wright to kill the former NBA player nearly 11 years...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge Wednesday set a 2022 trial date for a man...

A January 2022 trial date has been set for the man accused in the 2010 killing of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright. Billy Ray Turner is charged with conspiring with Wrights ex-wife in the slaying.

Billy Ray Turner, the man accused of murdering Memphis NBA star Lorenzen Wright 10 years ago, will now head to trial at the beginning of next year.

Sherra Wright files lawsuit against multiple Shelby County jail guards Deborah Marion, the mother of Lorenzen Wright, sits behind Sherra Wright in court July 25, 2019 as Sherra pleads guilty to facilitation of Lorenzens murder. By WMC Action News 5 Staff | April 17, 2021 at 9:28 AM CDT - Updated April 17 at 10:08 AM MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Sherra Wright is suing four Shelby County jail guards for the way she says she was treated behind bars. Disciplinary reports show Sherra Wrights troubl...

Updated: 8:42 PM CDT April 15, 2021 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Sherra Wright, who currently is serving prison time in connection with the shooting death of her ex-husband --former Memphis Tigers star and NBA player Lorenzen Wright-- has sued the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office for $12 million. In her lawsuit, which was filed December 17, 2020, Sherra lists four defendants --two sergeants and two correctional officers-- and claims she suffered “cruel and unusual punishment.” The law...