Prosecutors Reduce Requested Sentencing For Ex-Cop Kim Potter

Days before the sentencing of Kim Potter, Minneapolis ex-officer convicted of killing a Black man Daunte Wright, 20, during a traffic stop–prosecutors have reduced requested sentencing. In a court filing this week, prosecutors said “a sentence of slightly more than seven years — which is the presumed penalty under the state’s guidelines — would be proper,” AP reports. Prosecutor Matt Frank says the sentence takes into account elements of the conviction. “The presumptive sentence takes into account the main elements of the conviction: the death of Daunte Wright and Defendant’s recklessness,” prosecutor Matt Frank wrote in the filing. The state… Read Full Article