Suspect in NBA player’s death gets 16 years on gun charge

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man charged with killing former NBA player Lorenzen Wright has been sentenced to 16 years in prison on a separate gun charge. Judge Lee Coffee sentenced Billy Turner during a hearing Thursday in Memphis. Turner pleaded guilty in June to possessing a weapon as a convicted felon. Prosecutors say... Read More

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Billy Turner, Lorenzen Wright

July 26, 2019

Ex-wife of slain former NBA player pleads guilty

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The ex-wife of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright pleaded guilty Thursday to facilitation of first-degree murder in his shooting death nine years ago, a surprise development in one of Memphis, Tennessee’s biggest murder cases. Sherra Wright also pleaded guilty to facilitation of a criminal attempt to commit first-degree murder in... Read More

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Lorenzen Wright

May 31, 2019

Out-of-town jury not sought in trial over NBA player’s death

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys for the ex-wife of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright have withdrawn their request to bring in a jury from another county to serve in her trial. News outlets report that Sherra Wright’s defense attorneys said they were withdrawing the change of venue motion in Shelby County Criminal Court on... Read More

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Lorenzen Wright, Sherra Wright

February 11, 2019

Trial set in former NBA player’s shooting in Memphis in 2010

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge set a trial date Friday for a Tennessee man facing weapons charges in connection with former NBA player Lorenzen Wright’s slaying, while also casting doubt about whether the separate murder trial in the high -profile case requires a change of venue. Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee scheduled... Read More

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Billy Turner, Lorenzen Wright, Sherra Wright

July 12, 2018

2 lawyers representing ex-wife of slain NBA player withdraw

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two lawyers who were representing the ex-wife of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright withdrew from the case Wednesday, citing a deteriorating relationship with their high-profile client. Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee granted a motion from Steve Farese Jr. and Blake Ballin for their removal from the case of... Read More

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Lorenzen Wright, Sherra Wright

January 25, 2018

Wife of slain former NBA player to make court appearance

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Former NBA player Lorenzen Wright’s ex-wife is scheduled to make her first court appearance since she was extradited from California on a first-degree murder charge in his death. Sherra Wright is set to be arraigned Thursday in criminal court in Memphis, where her ex-husband grew up and played college and pro... Read More

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Lorenzen Wright, Sherra Wright

January 9, 2018

Ex-wife of slain NBA player agrees to face Tennessee charges

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — The ex-wife of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright will not fight authorities’ attempt to send her from California to Tennessee, where she’s charged with killing him nearly eight years ago. Sherra Wright briefly appeared in Riverside County Superior Court on Monday and agreed to go back to Tennessee to face first-degree... Read More

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Lorenzen Wright, Sherra Wright

December 21, 2017

Ex-wife of slain NBA player Wright is fighting extradition

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — The ex-wife of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright is fighting authorities’ attempt to extradite her from California to Tennessee, where she is charged with killing him in 2010. Sherra Wright made a very brief appearance Wednesday in Riverside County Superior Court. A judge explained that the only issue in her extradition... Read More

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Lorenzen Wright, Sherra Wright

Suspect in NBA player’s death gets 16 years on gun charge

Ex-wife of slain former NBA player pleads guilty

Out-of-town jury not sought in trial over NBA player’s death

Trial set in former NBA player’s shooting in Memphis in 2010

2 lawyers representing ex-wife of slain NBA player withdraw

Sherra Wright and Billy Turner Bond Hearing Video Archive

Wife of slain former NBA player to make court appearance

Ex-wife of slain NBA player agrees to face Tennessee charges

Ex-wife of slain NBA player Wright is fighting extradition

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