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 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 in July 2019. She pleaded guilty to facilitation to commit first degree murder and attempted first attempted first degree murder.