Emmitt Martin
2602 Mt Moriah Road
Memphis, Tennessee 38115
Martin, Emmitt
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March 21, 2023
Employer: Memphis Police Department |
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January 7, 2023
Employer: Memphis Police Department Authority: Memphis Police Department |
Tennessee Open Records Act
Tenn. Code Ann. 10-7-503 et seq.
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Society wins not only when the guilty are convicted but when criminal trials are fair; our system of the administration of justice suffers when any accused is treated unfairly.
- William O. Douglas, Associate Justice (1939 - 1975)Supreme Court of the United States