In my words
Five weeks before trial, the State brought a new indictment with five counts. And two days before that, the prosecutor wrote my lawyer about a meeting with Derik Brown.
Donyell Dewayne Holland
April 8, 2024: the State’s letter about Derik Brown
The prosecutor writes to defense counsel that federal agents, Chattanooga police and two assistant district attorneys held a proffer with Brown in November 2021, and that Brown “is hoping to receive a downward departure for providing assistance to authorities regarding the homicide of Randall Leslie.” The letter then sets out Brown’s account.
April 10, 2024: indictment 317210
Five counts. The docket entry the same day reads: “This case supersedes case #311081.”
- April 18, 2024Defense motion to continue and to lower bond.Rule docket
- April 23, 2024Motion to continue denied.Rule docket
