Page 161 - Daunte Wright News Today

Former minnesota police officer kim potter who claimed to have mistakenly drawn her gun instead of a taser and fatally shot 212-year-old daunte wright during a traffic stop was sentenced to two years in prison friday. >> writes parents said they felt both cheated and hurt by the sentence. cnns adrienne broaddus has the story for us. >> dante dmitrious write, well continue to fight. >> reporter: tears as former minnesota police officer kim potter was sentenced to two years in prison. in despoter ...

Significantly less than i think many people were expecting, i dont know if theres enough time behind bars that would comfort that family, and thats where my heart is really with them this evening. but as i said before the judge does have a lot of latitude, and clearly the judge took into account potters exemplary record as a police officer without any excessive force complaints, without any discourtesy complaints, no other negligent accusations while she has been serving and protecting her commu...

Even if he files for an appeal and his attorneys have indicated thats going to likely be the case to the first appellate division in the state of new york, its hard to see a path forward where he doesnt actually have to sit for this deposition. if he files for this appeal and its not stayed, essentially within the next three weeks the president and donald trump jr. and ivanka trump will have to sit down for this deposition. >> wow. i know youre on it. thank you. moments ago dante wrights family ...

Official business was conducted using unofficial messaging accounts and personal phones. a highly emotional day in minnesota, where that former police officer convicted of killing daunte wright during a traffic stop was sentenced to two years. ron allen is there tonight. >> today, the justice system murdered him all over again. >> reporter: daunte wrights mother reacting to the two-year sentence a judge handed down to former officer kimberly potter, 16 of those months in prison, for killing th...

And they are going to lose it. >> the election also underscores the emergence of two powerful voting blocks. parents and asian americans who say they will continue to fight elected officials who prioritize politics over education and public safety. and that is key because in four months there is another recall in san francisco, targeting the citys progressive district attorney. bret? >> bret: we will watch that one. claudia, thank you. the white suburban minneapolis police officer convicted of m...

Her conduct cries out for a sentence significantly below the guidelines. >> seems the judge was swayed by the white womans tears. her tears over a mistake that she says regrets but daunte wrights mother -- she is a white woman, too -- and she says it seems like her tears didnt count for as much. >> this is the problem with our justice system today. white woman tears trumps -- trumps justice. and i thought my white-woman tears would be good enough, because they are true and genuine. but when they...

Initially took the position ms. potter should receive a sentence above the guidelines and filed a brief in support of two aggravating factors under blakely. all parties agreed that i would determine whether aggravating factors existed to justify a harsher sentence than that set forth in the guidelines. i feel compelled to address the grounds for that request because they were made public and i think it is important to note that they were not proven in this case. the state did not meet its burden...

That i hurt you so badly. >> reporter: judge regina chu appeared to hold back tears as she handed down her sentence of 24 months in prison and a $1,000 fine. >> officer potter made a mistake that ended tragically. she never intended to hurt anyone. her conduct cries out for a sentence significantly below the guidelines. >> reporter: spelling out the actual time potter will spend behind bars. >> you shall serve two-thirds of that time, or 16 months, in prison, and a third on supervised release. >...

In just minutes former police officer kim potter will be sentenced in a courtroom after she was convicted of first and second degree manslaughter in her shooting of daunte wright last year. she says e she mistook her gun for her taser when she shot the 20-year-old, sparking protests. joining us now, nbcs shaquille brewster in minnesota, kristen gibbons is a civil rights attorney. shaq, how does this play out in the courtroom? >> reporter: we can expect this to take a few hours as the defense and...

That constitutes a mitigating circumstance. finally, unlike other manslaughter one cases, officer potters actions were not driven by personal animosity towards dante wright. instead, she was acting in the line of duty and affecttuating a lawful arrest. this case is highly unusual. the other officer cases tried in this court are distinguishable. this is not a cop found guilty of murder for using his need to pin down a person for nine and a half minutes as he gasped for air. this is not a cop foun...