Charges Dropped for Black Lives Matter Activist Convicted of Illegal Voter Registration
A Black Lives Matter activist convicted of illegal voter registration will no longer have to carry out her jail sentence after Tennessee prosecutors dropped all charges against her on Friday.
Pamela Moses, who was sentenced in January to six years and one day for illegally registering to vote in 2019, was granted a retrial when evidence supporting the activist’s defense was revealed after her sentencing. Moses was set to appear in court on Monday to determine whether prosecutors would pursue a retrial, with attorneys announcing Friday they would dismiss all charges.
“In total, she spent 82 days in custody on this case, which is sufficient,” said Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich in a statement. “In the interest of judicial economy, we are dismissing her illegal registration case and her violation of probation.”
The activist was convicted last year on charges of trying to register to vote despite having a former conviction of tampering with evidence, which permanently revokes voting rights for Tennessee residents, according to state law. Moses testified she was unaware she was ineligible, but prosecutors argued she knew she couldn’t vote and had tricked her probation officer into signing a certificate that restored her voting rights. (Read more from “Charges Dropped for Black Lives Matter Activist Convicted of Illegal Voter Registration” HERE)
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