Former police officer Kim Porter, accused of fatally shooting Dantwright, is expected to take a stand during the trial

Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Porter was charged with manslaughter for shooting and killing 20-year-old Dantwright while traffic stopped. Her first day In the trial on Tuesday.

In the same court where Derek Chauvin was found guilty of killing George Floyd, Porter began the jury selection. When questioning the jurors, it was revealed that Porter would defend her.

When questioning juror No. 2, he said that when she first heard of Wright’s death, her reaction was, “How could this be?”

Defence lawyer Paul Enge said in reply to his answer: “Sergeant Potter will testify and tell you that she remembers what happened,” Enge said. “So you will know not only from the video, but also from the police officer and Officer Potter at the scene what happened. I think you will be very interested in what she has to say.”

According to reports, two jurors have been seated in the trial. A total of 14 jurors and 2 alternates are required.

Juror No. 2 was the first to sit. When filling out the questionnaire, he wrote in the questionnaire that he had a bad impression of “blue life is also life”, and explained to the court that he believed that this was not support for the police, but “more about life to black people.” It is also a counterclaim of fate”. ”

As we reported earlier, Kim claimed that she intended to use a taser instead of a pistol when shooting Daunte. In the first-degree manslaughter, it also stated that she endangered the safety of others when death or major bodily injury could be reasonably foreseen. The second-degree manslaughter charge alleges that when she consciously used a gun to cause death or major bodily harm, she acted guilty of negligence and assumed unreasonable risks.

Jin Zheng sees that the maximum sentence for first-degree manslaughter is 15 years, and the maximum sentence for second-degree manslaughter is 10 years.However, the country

Sentencing guidelines are less demanding. The Wright family does not seem to be excited about this accusation.

Wright’s family had previously stated that they were “obviously disappointed” that the charges did not reach the murder charge.

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