Appeals court upholds murder conviction of ex-Dallas officer Amber Guyger, who killed neighbor

[TexasTowelie]

Appeals court upholds murder conviction of ex-Dallas officer Amber Guyger, who killed neighbor Botham Jean in his own home


A Texas appeals court on Thursday upheld the murder conviction of a former Dallas police officer who was sentenced to prison for fatally shooting her neighbor in his home.

A panel of three state judges ruled that a Dallas County jury had sufficient evidence to convict Amber Guyger of murder in the 2018 shooting of Botham Jean.

The decision by the 5th Texas Court of Appeals in Dallas means Guyger, who turns 33 on Monday, will continue to serve her 10-year prison sentence and largely dashes her hopes of having the 2019 conviction overturned. She will become eligible for parole in 2024, under her current sentence.

The ruling comes in a case that drew national attention because of the strange circumstances and because it was one in a string of shootings of Black men by white police officers.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amber-guyger-muder-conviction-upheld-texas-appeals-court-bvotham-jean/

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1. Good.

I hope her parole will be Denied as well. As far as I’m concerned her 10 year sentence isn’t anywhere near long enough.

[Beakybird]

2. I'm just glad that she was convicted and spending like 5 years in jail.

It's so rare for police to get convicted! Denying parole won't bring back her victim. Not will it serve as an additional deterrent imo.
Sadly, justice doesn't really exist in this world. What can make up for all the tragedy this lady's action caused?