MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - More than 40 indictments have been dismissed after a grand jury forewoman in Tennessee was removed from her position after a procedural error.
Shelby County Criminal Court judges issued an order removing Mary Thomas as forewoman of a grand jury after she allowed 12 grand jurors plus five alternates to vote on indictments on July 17.
State law requires only 12 votes to find an indictment, also known as a true bill.
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In a statement, Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich said the indictments filed July 17 will be dismissed and replaced by superseding indictments.
Shelby is the state’s largest county in terms of population. It includes the city of Memphis.
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