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Taser. thejury has been deliberating for four days now and theyre expecting the judge to speak. lets listen into what she is saying. we are waiting for the judge to speak. this is thejudge in the trail of kim potter which has been taking place in minnesota. this is kim potter who is the police officer just to remind you of the backgrounds of these. the police officer who is accused of killing a black man, dante writes. she was on duty when the death happened and she claimed she mistakingly pulle...

The defense is in its closing arguments of the trial of former police officer kim potter. after her emotional testimony last week insisting she did not mean to kill daunte wright when she used her gun instead of her taser killing the 20-year-old. joining us now shaq brewster in minneapolis, and joyce vance former attorney and university of alabama law school professor. how are the two sides framing their closing arguments? >> reporter: well, andrea, were listening to the arguments come in from t...

And four years for second degree. the prosecutors have said that they plan to push for a much longer sentence. nomia iqbal they are speaking to me just after we got that verdict. lets crossover live to the court, where we respected to members of daunte wright �*s family, including his mother, to speak —— we are expecting. as nomia was saying, expecting. as nomia was saying, expecting sentencing in three weeks time. the live shot moving there, but that the image we are getting from the us, ...

Fatally shot 20-year-old daunte wright, an unarmed black man back in april. the jurors have indicated they are struggling to reach a verdict. wrights death setoff several days of protests. prosecutors argue potter was negligent in drawing the wrong weapon. the defense says it was an unfortunate accident but not a crime. the jury in the sex trafficking trial of guerlain maxwell has adjourned for the holiday without reaching a verdict. the socialite is accused of luring teen girls to be sexually...

Police officer kim potter. the jury will return this morning for the fourth day of deliberations. the jurors who are sequestered had deliberated for more than 24 hours in total over the last three days. earlier this week they asked the judge what happens if they cant reach a consensus. potter is facing two manslaughter charges in the fatal shooting of daunte wright back in april. she mistook her gun for a taser while trying to help arrest wright during a traffic stop. >> it could be a rare white...

At fellow democrat joe manchin of west virginia, blind siding the white house on short notice going on fox on sunday news. >> this is a no? >> this is a no. and in minneapolis, closing arguments in the trial of former police officer kim potter who faces manslaughter charges in the death of an unarmed daunte wright. first to our top story, the surging covid cases. joining us now kathy park in new york city, monica alba in the white house, and kelly cobiella in london. also with us our medical...

This is bbc news. im shaun ley. a jury in minnesota has found a former police officer guilty of manslaughter over the shooting of an unarmed black man. during the trial, kim potter said she had mistaken her handgun for a taser when she killed daunte wright during a traffic stop in april. new research released by the british government suggests someone infected with the 0micron rather than the delta variant is up to 70% less likely to need hospital treatment. the news comes even as countries acro...

Used her taser, never used her firearm, she had never had a complaint of any kind against her, either from a fellow officer or from anyone in the public. very emotional, she recounted the first and only time she had done that when she fatally shot daunte wright, thinking she was using her taser at the time. an argument the defense made throughout this case was that, even if she had meant to use her firearm, she would have been justified given that her fellow officer was leaning into the car at t...

Coming to an outcome seems to indicate that there is an impasse and there is no conceivable possibility of going through that. so its a hung jury, thats my guess, because in 31 years of practice ive never heard a jury come back and say we have an outcome. i hear the jury come back and say we have a verdict. >> jacqui: mercedes, if it is a hung jury, what do you see the state dealing? did they move to arrange a plea deal with potter to avoid trying this case again? do they try again because it is...

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