Welcome to our coverage of the Kim Potter manslaughter trial over the April 11, 2021, shooting death of Daunte Wright in a suburb of Minneapolis, when then-police officer Potter accidentally used her Glock 17 pistol in place of her intended Taser.
I expect that today we will see defense present its last two witnesses–“slip and capture” expert Dr. Laurence Miller, and the defendant Kim Potter herself. As a result, testimony in this trial should be completed relatively early in the day today. After that all that is left are the instruction of the jury, closing arguments, and finally jury deliberations and the delivery of a verdict.
In this LIVE post, we’ll provide real-time live streaming and commenting on the trial proceedings throughout the day, as the State continues to present its case in chief, and the defense continues to cross-examine the State’s witnesses.
For some more detailed background on this event and court proceedings to date, see these earlier posts:
Daunte Wright Shooting Trial Day 6: State’s Expert Say No Force Should Have Been Used
Daunte Wright Shooting Trial Day 3: Still No Apparent Evidence Of Manslaughter
Daunte Wright Shooting Trial Day 2: Prosecution Spends Entire Day On Irrelevant Sympathy Evidence
Daunte Wright Shooting Trial Day 1: Defense Scores on State Witness
Kim Potter Trial: Manslaughter Charged in “Taser! Taser! Taser!” Shooting Death of Duante Wright
Until next time:
You carry a gun so you’re hard to kill.
Know the law so you’re hard to convict.
Stay safe!
–Andrew
Attorney Andrew F. Branca
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