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Daunte Wright Shooting Trial: VERDICT: Guilty Both Manslaughter Counts

Hey folks, Still not really back to work full-time, but wanted to drop news of the verdict in the Kim Potter trial here to share with the Law of Self Defense community:  guilty of both manslaughter in the first degree and manslaughter of the second degree. Potter was immediately taken into custody. I’ll have a

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Daunte Wright Shooting Trial Day 8: Testimony Ends with Acquittal Likely on Legal Merits

Welcome to our coverage of the Kim Potter manslaughter trial over the April 11, 2021, shooting death of Duante Wright in a suburb of Minneapolis, when then-police officer Potter unintentionally used her Glock 17 pistol in place of her intended Taser. Today was the eighth day of the trial proper, and the final day for

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Daunte Wright Shooting Trial Day 7: Defense Use-of-Force Expert Impresses

Welcome to our coverage of the Kim Potter manslaughter trial over the April 11, 2021, shooting death of Duante Wright in a suburb of Minneapolis, when then-police officer Potter unintentionally used her Glock 17 pistol in place of her intended Taser. Today was the seventh day of the trial proper, and a very good day

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Daunte Wright Shooting Trial Day 6: State’s Expert Say No Force Should Have Been Used

Welcome to our coverage of the Kim Potter manslaughter trial over the April 11, 2021, shooting death of Duante Wright in a suburb of Minneapolis, when then-police officer Potter accidentally used her Glock 17 pistol in place of her intended Taser. Today was the sixth day of the trial proper and was most notable for

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Daunte Wright Shooting Trial Day 5: Commander: Potter Good Person, Good Cop

Welcome to our coverage of the Kim Potter manslaughter trial over the April 11, 2021, shooting death of Duante Wright in a suburb of Minneapolis, when then-police officer Potter accidentally used her Glock 17 pistol in place of her intended Taser. Today was the fifth day of the Potter trial and was most notable for

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