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could not treat this case is different than any other case when she denied the bail request of mrs pottere approximately six weeks later at the same judge in open court confessed she was deviating away from the standard sentencing guidelines in order to pronounce the sentence of 2a months, only16 to pronounce the sentence of 2a months, only 16 months of which will actually be incarceration so i find it to be very perplexing. so i find it to be very perplexing-- soifinditto be very --erlexin~. . , perplexing. what reasons did she give. _ perplexing. what reasons did she give. the _ perplexing. what reasons did she give, the sentences - perplexing. what reasons did l she give, the sentences below the state guidelines for this crime? ,, ., ., ~' the state guidelines for this crime? ,, ., ., ~ , ., crime? she looked several mitigating _ crime? she looked several mitigating factors - crime? she looked several mitigating factors and - mitigating factors and outlining those factors, looking at the incarceration purposes, some of those being retribution, incapacitation of retribution, inca pacita

shooting and killing devonte wright prosecutors asked the judge to sentence potter seven years behind bars. joining me now is mr. shaq brewster. what can we expect today? >> reporter: we can expect the sentencing hearing to go on for a matter of hours. >> the prosecution arguing for their preferred amount of time for kim potter to spend in prison and defense arguing as little as probation in their sentencing recommendation. one thing we can expect to hear once the hearing begins, you are looking at pictures of the judge right now. one thing we can expect to hear are victim's impact statements. statements from the family, talk about how much he meant to him and what this loss meant the them. you will hear letters from people who are supporting kim potter, people in the law enforcement community who'll say she was a good officer, talk about the type of person she was or she is now. we'll hear all those arguments before the judge and then the judge will make a decision on how long kim potter will spend in prison for the death of the 20-year-old daunte wright. >> how likely will potter get the sentence? >> very lik

mrs. wright, i cannot begin to understand the grief of losing a child. >> judge regina chu. >> officer potter make a mistake that ended tragically. she never intended to hurt anyone. >> wright's family saying the judge's concern was misplaced. >> this lady got a slap on the wrist, and we still every night sitting around crying, waiting on my son to come home. >> that was nbc's ron allen reporting and our next hour, i'll be speaking to civil rights attorney charles coleman about the fallout, and ask him about police breaking up a fight at a new jersey mall by handcuffing a black teen being pinned to the floor while the light skinned teen he was fighting not restrained. many people are asking why police did not treat them the same way. >>> new today it's confirmed what officials discovered at donald trump's mar-a-lago estate could be a crime, and what's more, a national security concern. what, why and how, next. a natio concern. what, why and how, next. hey google. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ what happens when we welcome change? we can make emergency medicine possible at 40,000 feet. instead of burning our pas

. >> reporter: potter's attorneys called the fatal encounter an accident or mistake, arguing that she should not go to prison, because wright was resisting a lawful arrest. >> mr. and mrs. wright, i cannot begin to understand the grief of losing a child. >> reporter: judge regena choo acknowledged that there will be who disagreed with the sentence shorter than the seven years recommended by state guidelines. >> officer potter made a mistake that ended tragically. she never intended to hurt anyone. >> reporter: wright's family saying the judge's concern was misplaced. >> this lady got a slap on the wrist and we still, every night, sitting around crying, weight on my son to come home. >> reporter: given potter's sentence with time served, she'll likely be released from prison in april of next year. lester? >> ron allen, thank you. >>> the impact of that massive winter storm still being felt tonight throughout the eastern half of the country. mora barrett now with lately details. >> reporter: tonight, millions recovering from a cross-country winter storm that brought out nearly all the elements. snow and intense ice in the midwest, causing a pileup of more than 1

mrs. wright, i cannot begin to understand the grief of losing a child. i'm so sorry for your loss. kimberly potterd her community for 26 years as a police officer. she was a respected officer and consistently went over and above the call of duty. she's a wife, a mother, an aunt, a granddaughter, a colleague and a friend to many. in addition to the letters that were forwarded to me, i received hundreds and hundreds of letters in her support from colleagues, family, friends, acquaintances, community leaders and members and even strangers. i read them all. they paint a portrait of a woman who touched a lot of people in a good way. i want to talk briefly about the aggravating factors that were brought up in this case. as i mentioned before, the state initially took the position ms. potter should receive a sentence above the guidelines and filed a brief in support of two aggravating factors under blakely. all parties agreed that i would determine whether aggravating factors existed to justify a harsher sentence than that set forth in the guidelines. i feel compelled to address the grounds for that requ

mrs. wright, i cannot begin to understand the grief of losing a child. i'm so sorry for your loss. kimberly potters a respected officer and consistently went over and above the call of duty. she's a wife, a mother, an aunt, a granddaughter, a colleague, and a friend to many. in addition to the letters that were forwarded to me by mr. ing, i received hundreds and hundreds of letters in her support from colleagues, family, friends, acquaintances, community leaders and members and even strangers. i read them all. they paint a portrait of a woman who touched a lot of people. in a good way. i want to talk briefly about thithe inaggravating factors that were brought up in this case. as i mentioned before, the state initially took the position miss potter should receive a sentence above the guidelines and filed a brief in support of two aggravating factors under blakely. all parties agreed that i would determine whether aggregating factors existed to justify a harsher sentence than that set forth in the guidelines. i feel compelled to address the grounds for that request, because they were made public an