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In explaining her sentencing decision, the judge noted four reasons that society supports incarceration: retribution, incapacitation, deterrence and rehabilitation.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she killed Daunte Wright will be sentenced Friday for manslaughter.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she killed Daunte Wright will be sentenced Friday for manslaughter.
The suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she killed Daunte Wright is set to be sentenced for her first-degree manslaughter conviction
The suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she killed Daunte Wright is set to be sentenced for her first-degree manslaughter conviction. Former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter was also convicted of second-degree manslaughter, but she'll only be sentenced Friday for the more serious count. Prosecutors say a sentence of just over seven years — the presumed penalty under state guidelines — is proper. Potter's attorneys say there are mitigating factors that warrant a sentence that is lighter than the guidelines suggest, incl...