Here are the sentences Kimberly Potter may face for her manslaughter convictions. - The New York Times

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The police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright during a traffic stop was convicted of manslaughter in the first and second degrees.

After more than 27 hours of deliberations, a jury convicted Kimberly Potter, a former police officer, of two counts of manslaughter for fatally shooting Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minn., on April 11.

Ms Potter will be sentenced at a hearing in February. The more serious of the two counts, first-degree manslaughter, is punishable by as much as 15 years in prison, though the standard sentence is about half that.

Here are the specifics of the two counts.

COUNT I

First-degree manslaughter

One of the ways Minnesota law defines first-degree manslaughter is causing someone’s death while committing or attempting to commit a lesser crime — a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor — in a way that a reasonable person could foresee would cause death or great bodily harm.

Specifically, prosecutors accused Ms. Potter of causing Mr. Wright’s death through the reckless handling or use of a firearm.

First-degree manslaughter is a felony, punishable by up to 15 years’ imprisonment and a fine of up to $30,000. The standard prison sentence for someone without a prior criminal record, like Ms. Potter, would be a little more than seven years.

COUNT II

Second-degree manslaughter

One of the ways Minnesota law defines second-degree manslaughter is causing someone’s death through culpable negligence, by creating an unreasonable risk and consciously taking chances of causing death or great bodily harm.

Prosecutors persuaded the jury that Ms. Potter had done so in the use of her firearm.

Second-degree manslaughter is a felony, punishable by up to 10 years’ imprisonment and a fine of up to $20,000. The standard sentence for a person without any previous convictions would be about four years. But because Ms. Potter was also convicted of a more serious charge, first-degree manslaughter, in connection with the same death, this count is unlikely to affect the total length of her sentence.

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