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Julieta Martinelli

After State Of The Union Spotlight, Matthew Charles Goes Full-Time On Criminal Justice Reform

Julieta Martinelli

February 12, 2019

Matthew Charles in Oval Office with President Trump

Listen Viewers of the State of the Union address last week may have taken note as President Trump spoke about one particular guest in the gallery: Matthew Charles. Charles was the first person released under the newly signed First Step Act. The bipartisan reform bill was signed into law by President Trump in December. Before […]

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Matthew Charles, News

Nashville District Attorney Agrees To Review Conviction In 1998 Murder Case

Julieta Martinelli

February 8, 2019

  Listen The Davidson County District Attorney General’s office announced Friday that it will officially open a new investigation to review the case of a Nashville man who claims he’s been wrongfully incarcerated for more than a decade.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: district attorneys, Joseph Webster

Tennesseans Matthew Charles, Alice Marie Johnson Are Trump’s State Of The Union Guests

Julieta Martinelli

February 5, 2019

Two Tennesseans released from prison in the past year because of steps taken by the Trump administration will be guests of the president for tonight’s State of the Union address.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Donald Trump, Matthew Charles

Investigation: After Pledging To Examine Innocence Claims, Nashville DA Has Yet To Open A Case

Julieta Martinelli

January 25, 2019

Listen The Nashville District Attorney’s office has a special unit with a lofty goal: to re-open old cases, figure out if someone was wrongfully convicted, and get innocent people out of prison. But a WPLN investigation has found that two years into its creation, the Conviction Review Unit has yet to re-open a case.

Filed Under: WPLN News, WPLN News Investigates Tagged With: district attorneys, Joseph Webster

Matthew Charles, Nashville Man Who Gained National Attention, Is Released From Prison Again

Julieta Martinelli

January 3, 2019

undefined Listen One of the first prisoners to be released under a new criminal justice reform law is Matthew Charles, a Tennessee man first profiled by WPLN in December 2017.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Matthew Charles, News

Two Fatal Police Shootings In Nashville, Two Grieving Mothers

Julieta Martinelli

August 10, 2018

Listen Hours after new surveillance footage was released showing Officer Andrew Delke shooting Daniel Hambrick in the back, Hambrick’s mother spoke out.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Daniel Hambrick, Nashville Officer Trial

Tennessee Puts Billy Ray Irick To Death, In State’s First Execution In Nearly A Decade

Chas SiskandJulieta Martinelli

August 10, 2018

Listen Billy Ray Irick was pronounced dead Thursday night, 20 minutes after receiving a three-drug cocktail. Witnesses say there were no obvious signs that Irick suffered pain before dying. Irick’s execution was the state of Tennessee’s first in nearly a decade.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Billy Ray Irick, death penalty

In Wake Of Police Shooting Video, Criticism Of Nashville’s Mayor And Police Chief

Julieta MartinelliandTony Gonzalez

August 8, 2018

Nashville Mayor David Briley’s response to the shooting of Daniel Hambrick and Wednesday’s release of videos that show him fleeing police drew criticisms from several groups, including those who are pushing for a ballot measure to create a community oversight board that would review such incidents. Some Metro council members and community organizers are also […]

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Daniel Hambrick, Nashville Officer Trial

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