MINNEAPOLIS — Former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer Kimberly Potter potentially faces years behind bars when she is sentenced Friday morning for the shooting death of Daunte Wright, but her attorneys are pleading for a lower term or probation.
Prosecutors filed a memorandum with the court earlier this week asking Hennepin County District Judge Regina Chu to hand down a prison term recommended by state sentencing guidelines — a move different from their previous intention to request a longer-than-recommended term.
Both sides presented good arguments that Chu will consider in the face of intense public scrutiny, said two law professors.
