In memoriam: Theresa Jean-Pierre Coy, 1981-2022

Prominent attorney played key role in notorious 'stand your ground' case in 2018.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 10:00 a.m. April 21, 2022
Courtesy. Theresa Jean-Pierre Coy died April 11 at age 41 following a five-year battle with metastatic breast cancer.
Courtesy. Theresa Jean-Pierre Coy died April 11 at age 41 following a five-year battle with metastatic breast cancer.
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Theresa Jean-Pierre Coy, a Tampa defense attorney who ran her own practice for several years before joining the Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office in January, died April 11 at age 41. She had battled metastatic breast cancer for five years.

 

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