MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Kim Potter trial has entered the second week of testimony.
The previous Brooklyn Heart police officer is charged with manslaughter within the demise of Daunte Wright throughout a site visitors cease final April. She says she meant to make use of her Taser, not her gun.
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The prosecution is looking extra witnesses to the stand Monday morning, with an assistant health worker anticipated to stroll jurors by Wright’s post-mortem.
HOW TO WATCH: The trial resumes Monday morning with dwell protection on CBSN Minnesota. You may also observe our social channels for extra protection: Fb and Twitter.
Under are updates, starting with the most recent.
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UPDATE (12:30 p.m.): Counsel returned to court docket after a 15-minute break and instantly entered a sidebar.
After the sidebar, Choose Regina Chu famous an objection from the protection was sustained.
The state confirmed BCA Agent Brent Petersen a composite video that synced body-worn digital camera footage from Kim Potter, then-Sgt. Mychal Johnson and dashcam footage from the squad automotive.
Petersen famous a “manipulation” of Potter’s holster. He stated when he wore the same holster on patrol, he would typically unlatch the primary degree of safety to be able to make drawing the firearm simpler.
The state requested a number of questions concerning the place of Officer Anthony Luckey, who tried to handcuff Daunte Wright through the site visitors cease. The protection objected to the questioning, and court docket entered one other sidebar.
At 12:30 p.m., Chu known as for a lunch break.
UPDATE (11:20 a.m.): The state’s subsequent witness is BCA agent Brent Peterson. He’s testifying about his evaluation of related physique digital camera video within the case.
Prosecution signifies they intend to indicate a nonetheless picture and the protection objects. After a sidebar, Choose Regina Chu overrules the protection’s objection.
Prosecution calls for one more sidebar. Courtroom goes into brief 15-minute break after a shorter section of testimony.
MOTIONS (11 a.m.): The state has filed two vital motions within the trial. The primary is to strike testimony given final week that Kim Potter’s use of pressure was justified “by statute.” The movement says that testimony regarding issues of legislation shouldn’t be given by non-experts, like law enforcement officials.
The second movement is to permit for questioning about officers’ union membership to ascertain their doable bias in favor of Potter.
UPDATE (10:35 a.m.): Courtroom goes into a brief break.
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UPDATE (10:01 a.m.): State calls its subsequent witness to the stand, Melissa Loren, a forensic scientist with the Minnesota Bureau of Prison Apprehension.
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Loren leads a crew of forensic scientists who course of crime scenes. She has been an professional witness in court docket earlier than.
Loren is describing processing the proof on the scene, together with the discharged bullet casing inside Wright’s car.
The state can also be questioning Loren concerning the firearms recovered on the scene from Kim Potter and Sgt. Johnson.
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UPDATE (9:52 a.m.): Protection begins cross-examination of Dr. Lorren Jackson, the assistant health worker on the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Workplace.
When requested concerning the THC ranges in Wright’s physique, Jackson stated it’s powerful to say whether or not Wright was an everyday or frequent consumer of marijuana. He stated the THC degree was larger than the same old quantities he sees.
After brief cross-examination, state comes up for redirect. On redirect, the prosecution is asking Jackson about what occurs physiologically when somebody is shot within the coronary heart and loses a major quantity of blood. Follows the protection asking about whether or not Wright might have been aware and pushed off after being shot.
Protection comes up rapidly to make clear that they weren’t asking about THC ranges contributing to Wright’s demise. Jackson agrees.
Jackson is excused from the stand.
UPDATE (9 a.m.): The prosecution calls Dr. Jackson to the stand. He’s been the assistant health worker for 12 years.
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Jackson makes a speciality of figuring out trigger and method of demise, notably in “uncommon, sudden or violent” deaths. He went to the scene of the incident in Brooklyn Heart as a part of his investigation. He carried out an post-mortem the day after the incident, on April 12.
A number of photos are being proven in court docket of Daunte Wright’s physique on the scene, in addition to through the post-mortem the following day. The doorway and exit wounds from the gunshot are on reverse sides of his chest.
These photos usually are not being livestreamed out of respect for Wright’s household.
Along with the gunshot wound, Wright additionally had accidents to his face and physique which are associated to the crash and him being taken out of the car. Jackson stated they’re largely superficial and never important elements in his demise.
Jackson described the fundamental path of the bullet with a graphic being proven in court docket and livestreamed. Wright’s lungs had been barely broken, however Jackson stated that the guts suffered essentially the most injury — and that there was numerous inside blood loss because of this.
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Jackson stated, in his professional opinion, that the damage was not survivable and that the actual damage is deadly sufficient to trigger demise in seconds to minutes. He stated if blood provide is minimize to the mind, consciousness can be misplaced in seconds.
In a blood take a look at, Jackson stated that marijuana cannabinoids had been found, however wasn’t important in Wright’s reason behind demise. Jackson stated the examination discovered no different well being points.
Jackson decided that Wright died by murder on account of examination of the wound and data that he had been shot by one other particular person. Reason for demise: gunshot wound of the chest.
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On Friday, new physique digital camera proof was launched displaying the defendant simply moments after the lethal taking pictures.
The footage confirmed Potter distraught after the taking pictures, she even talked about killing herself. Potter’s supervisor, Mychal Johnson, made certain Potter didn’t have a loaded gun, after making these feedback.
Johnson advised protection attorneys he might have been damage or killed through the wrestle with Wright, and Potter had the appropriate to make use of lethal pressure.
Final week’s testimony additionally featured emotional testimony from Wright’s mom and the lady who was within the automotive with him when he was shot.
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