Kim Potter testifies (Dec. 17, 2021)
MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota prosecutors have backed away from their pursuit of a longer-than-usual sentence for the suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she killed Daunte Wright.
Kim Potter is scheduled to be sentenced Friday following her December conviction of first-degree manslaughter. In a court filing this week, prosecutors said a sentence of just more than seven years – which is the presumed penalty under state guidelines — would be proper.
Potter’s attorneys are asking for a lesser-than-usual penalty or a sentence of probation only.
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