The Shelby County DA’s Office is committed to ensuring that convictions and sentences are valid, the innocent are protected, the guilty are punished, and crime victims receive the justice they deserve. In our prosecutions, we seek the truth and stand for justice.
Therefore, the mission of the Shelby County Justice Review Unit (JRU) is to conduct objective case reviews that ensure the integrity of challenged convictions and sentences by remedying injustices within the bounds of the law. In conducting investigations, the JRU will collaborate as needed with members of the community, defense attorneys, law enforcement, advocacy groups, and victims’ families.
To safeguard our commitment to truth and justice, the JRU leadership will advise the DA on policies, protocols, and training that enhance conviction integrity. By installing lasting internal reforms, the citizens of Shelby County can be assured that under the leadership of District Attorney General Steve Mulroy, the interests of this Office “in a criminal prosecution is not that [we] shall win a case, but that justice shall be done.” Berger v. United States, 295 U.S. 78, 88 (1935).