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DoJ seeks single-day sentence for officer who fired into Breonna Taylor’s home (www.theguardian.com)

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The US Department of Justice is recommending a one-day jail sentence and supervised release for the former police officer convicted of violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor, who was fatally shot in her bedroom by Louisville, Kentucky, police in March 2020.

Brett Hankison is set to be sentenced on Monday after being found guilty in November 2024 of one count of civil rights abuse for shooting into Taylor’s bedroom window, which was covered by blinds and a blackout curtain, during a narcotics raid on the wrong home.

He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison, which justice department attorneys argued should be drastically reduced.

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[–] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

Department of "Justice"