陪审团开始审议前双方最后的论点
来自 CNN 的 Mike Hayes
金·波特因在 2021 年 4 月 11 日的一次交通停车转逮捕中射杀丹特·赖特而面临一级过失杀人罪和二级过失杀人罪指控。她对所有指控均不不认罪。
经过八天的证词和 33 名证人，双方的律师在陪审团审议之前提出了他们的案子。他们是这样说的：
检控
明尼苏达州助理总检察长艾琳·埃尔德里奇在她的结案陈词中告诉陪审团，此案“非常简单”，是关于波特“鲁莽处理枪支”和“有罪的疏忽”。
埃尔德里奇告诉陪审团，辩方将试图说服他们，赖特应该为 4 月 11 日发生在他身上的事情“负责”。“我们在这里是因为被告的行为，而不是丹特赖特，”她继续说道。
埃尔德里奇说，如果波特在射杀赖特之前“遵循她的训练……注意……并考虑到风险”，他们就不会在这里。
检察官说，波特的行为是不合理的，因为一个“通情达理的人”知道“你不会盲目地扣动武器，扣动扳机，而没有意识到风险。”
她补充说，如果被告的行为鲁莽或有过失，“事故仍然是犯罪”。
防御
辩护律师厄尔格雷认为波特有权使用致命武力。他声称她的行为不应被视为鲁莽，因为她“不知道她有枪”。
他将责任归咎于丹特·赖特，格雷说，当他试图开车离开时，他“自己承担了逃跑的责任”并“故意”在他被枪杀后离开了现场。
格雷说，波特在射杀丹特·赖特时犯了“一个错误”，“错误不是犯罪”，指的是辩方所说的“性格”证人，他们“认识波特多年”并“思考世界她。”他说他的客户是一个“和平的人”，“不是一个恶霸”。
Outcome reached in Kim Potter trial
The last arguments each side gave before the jury started deliberating
From CNN's Mike Hayes
Kim Potter faces first-degree manslaughter and second-degree manslaughter charges for fatally shooting Daunte Wright during a traffic-stop-turned-arrest on April 11, 2021. She has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
After eight days of testimony and 33 witnesses, attorneys on both sides laid out their case ahead of jury deliberations. Here's what they said:
Prosecution
Assistant Minnesota Attorney General Erin Eldridge told jurors in her closing argument that the case is "very simple," it's about the "reckless handling of a firearm" and "culpable negligence" by Potter.
Eldridge told the jury that the defense will try to convince them that Wright is "to blame" for what happened to him on April 11. "We're here because of the defendant's actions, not Daunte Wright," she continued.
Eldridge said that they would not be here if Potter "followed her training...paid attention...and considered the risk," before shooting Wright.
The prosecutor said that Potter's actions were unreasonable because a "reasonable person" knows "you don't blindly pull your weapon, pull the trigger, without being aware of the risk."
She added that "an accident is still a crime" if the defendant's actions are reckless or culpably negligent.
Defense
Defense attorney Earl Gray argued that Potter had the right to use deadly force. He claimed that her actions shouldn't be considered reckless because she "didn't know she had a gun."
He pointed the blame at Daunte Wright who, Gray said, "took it upon himself to flee" and "purposely" left the scene after he was shot when he tried to drive away.
Gray said that Potter made "a mistake" when she shot Daunte Wright and "a mistake is not a crime," pointing to to the "character" witnesses that the defense called that have "known Potter for years" and "think the world of her." He said that his client is a "peaceful person" and "not a bully."
