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Trial date for Kim Potter set for December 6

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Trial date for Kim Potter set for December 6

Akansha Bhat | Vermont Law School, US

May 18, 2021 03:01:16 pm

A Minnesota judge has set the tentative trial date for former police officer Kim Potter for December 6, pending any scheduling conflicts. Kim Potter, a 26-year-old police veteran in the state, was arrested in April following the killing of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old black man. On April 11, 2021, Daunte Wright was pulled over by [...]

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