MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich will not be part of a new trial for the woman convicted of murdering her mother, but she said her office would handle the trial.
At a Monday hearing, Weirich said her office plans to give Noura Jackson, “another fair trial,” and is working with the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Valerie Corder, a defense attorney for Jackson, wants a different district attorney’s office to prosecute the case and made a motion to have that happen.
Convicted of second-degree murder in 2009, Jackson reportedly stabbed her mother more than 50 times.
The Tennessee Supreme Court said Jackson deserves a new trial because Weirich, who was the lead prosecutor, violated Jackson’s right to due process by not turning over a key witness’s statement to the defense.
The court also ruled the Weirich’s comments on Jackson exercising her right to remain silent and not testify were impermissible.
Corder also motioned for a bond for Jackson, who she said has been held for nine years even though she is now innocent in the eyes of the law.
Jackson, who was not in court, is being held at the Mark Luttrell Correctional Center in Memphis.
A judge is expected to rule on a possible bond and special prosecutor at a February 13 hearing.