MEMPHIS, Tenn.—A Tennessee man who has decided to represent himself against capital murder charges in the deaths of three people during a daylong series of shootings in Memphis told a judge Tuesday that he needs more time to review the evidence against him.
A judge in January granted a request by Ezekiel Kelly to serve as his own lawyer on more than two dozen charges in the September 2022 shootings that left three people dead and three others wounded. The shootings led to a citywide shelter-in-place order and a frantic manhunt.
Kelly, 22, had been represented by private attorneys. Kelly made his unusual request about six months before his trial, which is scheduled for July 14, and the lawyers are now helping Kelly with his case in an advisory capacity….