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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Adrian Sainz

Federal judge sets May trial date for 5 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols beating

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A judge on Thursday set a May trial date for five former Memphis police officers who have pleaded not guilty to federal civil rights charges in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop.

U.S. District Judge Mark S. Norris set a May 6 jury trial for Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin, Desmond Mills and Justin Smith during a hearing in federal court in Memphis.

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