there are sentencing guidelines, and that generally sets the parameter and as i understand it here, we're talking about in the likelihood of 6 to 8 years. but victim impact can be considerable and judges are deferential personally and sometimes legally to what they say. >> areva, what do you think is the possibility if kim potter would speak today? what impact do you think that would have? >> i think it would have a big impact, even on the family. because we haven't heard, we heard daunte wright's mom say, in her statement, did not refer to kim potter by name. she referred to her as the defendant because throughout the trial, we heard with kim testified, talking about daunte. she referred to him as the driver. she never referred to him by his name. so if kim potter was to speak today, one thing she didn't do in her testimony was apologize