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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Attorneys and a judge hammered out jury instructions Monday for the trial of a white Minnes...

Shadow of Floyd, Chauvin case hangs over Kim Potter's trial | 2021-12-07 20:20:04

Kimberly Potter, who was a police officer in the city of Brooklyn Center just north of Minneapolis, has pleaded not guilty to first- and second-degree manslaughter charges. Her lawyers have said Potter, 49, mistakenly used her handgun instead of her stun gun in the death of Wright, a 20-year-old shot during a traffic stop.

During jury selection last week, there was little explicit mention of Chauvin's murder trial or of Floyd's death, which sparked outrage over police brutality.

Kimberly Potter, who was a police officer in the city of Brooklyn Center just north of Minneapolis, has pleaded not guilty to first- and second-degree manslaughter charges. Her lawyers have said Potter, 49, mistakenly used her handgun instead of her stun gun in the death of Wright, a 20-year-old shot during a traffic stop.

They provide a glimpse of what jurors will consider after hearing testimony.

During jury selection last week, there was little explicit mention of Chauvin's murder trial or of Floyd's death, which sparked outrage over police brutality.

During jury selection last week, there was little explicit mention of Chauvin's murder trial or of Floyd's death, which sparked outrage over police brutality.

Daunte Wright, before his death, left behind a trail of victims whose lives he upended with gun violence.

Kimberly Potter, who was a police officer in the city of Brooklyn Center just north of Minneapolis, has pleaded not guilty to first- and second-degree manslaughter charges. Her lawyers have said Potter, 49, mistakenly used her handgun instead of her stun gun in the death of Wright, a 20-year-old shot during a traffic stop.