accountability offer that son, brother and friend. this community that has been anxiously awaiting this verdict, a crowd of a couple dozen folks gathered here outside the courthouse. as that verdict came in erupted into cheers. they ve been celebrating ever since that decision came down. they found kim potter guilty of first degree and second degree manslaughter. it s still going on behind us now. gillian? garrett tenney in minneapolis. i want to bring in mercedes colwin. fox news legal analyst. joined by ted williams, former d.c. homicide detective and a criminal and civil trial attorney. he s represented police officers, judges and politicians over the course of his career. thanks to you both. ted, let s start with you. give me your thoughts on this verdict. well, i got to tell you, the first thing i believe is that an officer of the court, lawyer, that we always should respect the decision of a jury.
his partner, who is sitting in the passenger seat, fired his gun and shot rusic through the driver side window. police dispatch audio picks up the next couple of moments. female standing behind the building. 5:30, shots fired. we need ems code wash burn and 51st street. let me bring in eric guster, a criminal and civil trial attorney. eric, good to see you. now the fact that we re hearing a little bit from the partner and not from the officer himself, little bit from the officer s attorney but again, not much. is that a smart strategy? it is. this man is about to be charged criminally. this is a manslaughter case that needs to be charged and he knows it. he s already lawyered up. and his union is probably paying for his lawyer, and he s probably being advised to be quiet. we have the constitutional right