KNTV NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt February 18, 2022 23:38:00
Trial, i don't believe i had a right to. i didn't even have a right to be in the same room with you. i am so sorry that i hurt you so badly. >> reporter: potter's attorneys called the fatal encounter an accident or mistake, arguing that she should not go to prison, because wright was resisting a lawful arrest. >> mr. and mrs. wright, i cannot begin to understand the grief of losing a child. >> reporter: judge regena choo acknowledged that there will be who disagreed with the sentence shorter than the seven years recommended by state guidelines. >> officer potter made a mistake that ended tragi...