not sure whether they actually have a verdict. we ll find that out very soon. but i think it would be critical, one thing we haven t talked about is, if there is no verdict in this case, it would be crucial for the attorneys to try and talk to the jurors and find out which way they were leaning before the prosecution can make a future decision whether to recharge or not. to me, that would be the most interesting thing that each side could do. mike: if prosecutors said they were aggravating factors that warranted a tougher sentence, you see all the emotion from the former police officer when she was on the stand, by talking tougher sentences, is that going too far? in my opinion, it is going to fire. i m not 100% certain that kim potter should have been charged criminally. my analysis from the beginning has been, when is a mistake simply a mistake? people died because of mistakes all the time, but i don t condone that. we are human beings.
good afternoon. i am jacqui heinrich in for sandra smith. mike: hello, jacqui. and i am mike emanuel in for john roberts. captivating the nation in april, potter pulled over wright when she notices tags are expired. pottery and other officers tried to arrest wright after they discovered he had a warrant over a weapons charge. footage shows that wright initially got up at tried to go back into his car. you can hear the officer shouted taser, taser, but potter fired a single shot that killed wright. jacqui: potter says she excellently pulled her gun. prosecutors say the officer of 26 years was a well-trained veteran who should have known the difference between a taser and a gun and that a young man is dead because of her negligent actions. mike: garrett tenney is live outside the courthouse in minneapolis. if she is found guilty, how much time could she spend behind bars? for first-degree
jacqui: welcome back. we are awaiting an announcement in the trial of former minneapolis police officer kim potter. she is charged with excuse me, first and second-degree manslaughter for shooting and killing daunte wright back in april. it happened during the trial of former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin for the death of george floyd. jurors have been deliberating for 27 hours, and we are told in outcome and the trial has been reached. we are expecting an announcement. unclear if it is a verdict, but we are awaiting that announcement from the court, mike. mike: joining us now is fox news legal analyst mercedes. when you hear trial outcome, wendy jury said the other day they might be stuck, what does that tell you? what a curious outcome, and no pun intended. it almost sounds like it s a hung jury. if it s a verdict, that s what they would say to the judge.
china, we need to focus on what s important and not on this. mike: senator bill haggerty from the great state of tennessee, thank you for your time. jacqui: a verdict in the trial of kim potter, being charged with manslaughter in the death of daunte wright. potter mistook her firearm for a taser when she accidentally excuse me, fatally shot him. the verdict is going to be read between 2:30 and 3:00 eastern, we are told. we are going to bring it to you live from outside the courtroom as soon as it happens. you will recall the charges are first-degree manslaughter and second-degree manslaughter, and the panel now has to decide whether potter committed a misdemeanor, the reckless and handling of a firearm to engage another with such violence that death or great bodily harm to any person was reasonably foreseeable. this alleges she caused her death by her culpable
their families and try to put this chapter behind them. wondering what the verdict will be. i know my evaluation, i haven t seen evidence that would support the criminal charge beyond a reasonable doubt. the defense admitted they made a mistake, they fired the gun instead of a taser, there is no issue of covering up are trying to change what happened or lay blame on someone else. it s her mistake. unfortunately it s a tragic horrible loss to the community. they lost a community member, the family lost a family member, and the police officer lost her career and is probably facing civil responsibilities and liabilities, as well. my assessment is that s where it should say.