opening statements are set in the trial of three ex-m Memphis officers charged in Ty Nichols death three former Memphis police officers are charged with federal civil rights violations they are accused of depriving Ty Nichols of his rights through excessive force and failure to intervene two others and at Martin 3 and Desmond Mills Jr have already pleaded guilty to the federal charges the trial is expected to last 3 to 4 weeks the death of Nicholls 29 intensified calls for police reform in the US