A prison intake photo of Kim Potter that showed her smiling widely after she was convicted of manslaughter in Daunte Wright’s death flared up at her sentencing
Katie Wright said Potter never looked at her and other Wright family members as they passed in the hallway during the trial, and, expressed sorrow only after a break where she"had time to be coached on how to gain some sort of sympathy from the jury."
“How do you show remorse when you’re smiling in your mug shot after being sentenced to manslaughter? After taking my son’s life? How do you say you’re sorry with no tears?” Katie Wright said. Damik Bryant, Daunte Wright's brother, also called the mug shot “painful” and urged the judge to impose a “strong sentence.”“There’s no disrespect intended to the booking photograph," he said."Ms. Potter indicates they asked her to smile, she smiled. It was not meant to be disrespectful, it was in response to the prison’s request.”
When Potter was given a chance later to address the court, she addressed the Wright family directly, saying she was “so sorry that I brought the death of your son." She also told Katie Wright that she felt she didn't believe she “had a right to” look at her during the trial.Potter is white. Wright, who was Black, was killed after Brooklyn Center officers pulled him over for having expired license tags and an air freshener hanging from his rearview mirror.
Judge Regina Chu later sentenced Potter to two years, well below prosecutors' request, saying that mitigating factors warranted it.
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