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State sentencing guidelines call for a prison term between about six years and about 8 1⁄2 years for first-degree manslaughter for a defendant like Potter, who has no criminal history. → Read More
Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao is one of three ex-MPD officers on trial in St. Paul for the 2020 killing of George Floyd. → Read More
Stephanie Clark received 25 1⁄2 years in prison. → Read More
Legal precedent prohibits such moves. → Read More
Jurors received the case at 12:45 p.m. Monday. Former officer Kimberly Potter is charged with first- and second-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of Daunte Wright during a traffic stop. → Read More
The jury is expected to resume work Thursday after completing a full day of deliberations without questions to the judge. → Read More
Attorneys argued over what police body camera videos captured when Potter shot Daunte Wright with her handgun and not her Taser. → Read More
Also, a Police Department commander speaks up for Potter's use of deadly force. → Read More
The prosecution is moving closer to completing its contention that she should be convicted of killing Daunte Wright last spring. → Read More
Mychal Johnson testified that he could have been injured or killed during struggle with Wright. → Read More
The defense countered that Potter's fellow officer was in danger, and she made a mistake when she fatally shot Wright while believing she was holding her Taser. → Read More
One more alternate is needed before attorneys make their opening statements next week. → Read More
The former Brooklyn Center officer intends to testify about her actions resulting in the shooting of Daunte Wright. → Read More
Former Brooklyn Center officer Kimberly Potter's defense said she will testify in connection with killing Daunte Wright during an April traffic stop. → Read More
Several bystanders pulled the man out of a woman's car at Cub Foods and detained him until police arrived. → Read More
The committee will send a report and recommendations to the Minnesota Supreme Court by next July. → Read More
State sentencing guidelines call for a term between 21¾ and about 30½ years, but the Hennepin County Attorney's Office said it will request a higher term. → Read More
Mohamed Noor will be resentenced next week on a lower count after the Minnesota Supreme Court overturned his murder conviction. → Read More
The possible defenses included "Innocent Accident" and "Innocent Mistake." → Read More
Citing conflict of interest, review handled up north. → Read More