Amber Guyger granted parole after serving 7 years for murder of Botham Jean
Guyger, who faced anywhere from five years to up to life in prison, was sentenced to 10 years.
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Guyger, who faced anywhere from five years to up to life in prison, was sentenced to 10 years.
A Texas appeals court said a jury had enough evidence to convict former Dallas officer Amber Guyger of murder in the 2018 shooting of Botham Jean in his apartment.
Jean's mother Allison said the street name is a powerful tribute and ensures her son is never forgotten.
Guyger has requested to be either acquitted of murder or receive a lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide because "she had the right to act in deadly force."
Amber Guyger, a former Dallas police officer who fatally shot her neighbor last year, took the stand Friday in her murder trial. Guyger says she mistook Botham Jean's apartment for her own before shooting and killing him. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca joined CBSN with the latest.
A jury has found former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger guilty of murder in the shooting death of her neighbor, Botham Jean. Guyger claimed she mistakenly entered his apartment, thinking it was her own, and thought he was a burglar. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca reports on the verdict, and attorney Ken Belkin joins CBSN with analysis.
Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger is awaiting her sentence, after she was found guilty Tuesday of murdering her black neighbor Botham Jean in his own home. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca joins CBSN AM to discuss the latest in the case.
Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for killing her neighbor Botham Jean in his apartment, which she said she mistook for her own unit. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano with the latest.
A jury has sentenced former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger to 10 years in prison for the shooting death of her unarmed neighbor Botham Jean in his home last year. CBS News' Omar Villafranca reports from Dallas.
Joshua Brown, a prosecution witness in Amber Guyger's murder trial, was shot to death, the Dallas District Attorney's Office confirmed Saturday. Guyger is a former Dallas police officer who was found guilty October 1 of murdering Botham Jean, her neighbor, in his home. CBS News' Meg Oliver reports.
"What has happened to Botham should not happen to another family," says Botham Jean's mom. "There are things that must be done, and must be done quickly."
Amber Guyger, the Dallas officer who killed Botham Jean last year, is now the sole defendant in the family's suit.
Atatiana Jefferson, 28, was playing video games with her young nephew when she was fatally shot by Dean
Fort Worth police officer fatally shot 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson inside her home while she was playing video games with her 8-year-old nephew
His testimony helped prosecutors piece together the events of Botham Jean's murder, and ultimately led to Amber Guyger's conviction
Joshua Brown, a neighbor of the former cop and Botham Jean, testified for the prosecution
The murder trial of a former Dallas cop who shot and killed her unarmed neighbor in his home ended in dramatic fashion when the brother of the victim, Botham Jean, hugged Amber Guyger
The ex-Dallas officer was sentenced to 10 years in the death of her unarmed neighbor in his own home
A prosecutor called Amber Guyger's belief that she was in her own apartment when she killed Botham Jean "absurd"
Defense attorneys presented their case for about two hours on Saturday
Dallas Police Association president says the controversy around fatal shooting have led to threats that prompted them to pay for additional private security for Amber Guyger
Amber Guyger was off-duty when she shot and killed Botham Jean last September
Police partner of former Dallas cop Amber Guyger acknowledged that they had a sexual relationship and exchanged sexually explicit text messages and photos with her the day she shot Botham Jean
Amber Guyger is heard on a 911 call obtained by a Dallas TV station after killing neighbor Botham Jean in his home
Guyger told investigators she mistook Jean's apartment for her own and thought she'd encountered an intruder