By A Texas Reader
An Oklahoma prosecutor said Saturday that he was shocked when a judge declared a mistrial in the case of a white former Tulsa police officer who fatally shot his daughter's black boyfriend.
Prosecutor shocked by mistrial for cop who killed daughter's boyfriend
www.chron.com
[...] mistrial declared in Tulsa officer-involved shooting An Oklahoma prosecutor said Saturday that he was shocked when a judge declared a mistrial in the case of a white former Tulsa police officer who fatally shot his daughter's black boyfriend. [...] defense attorney Richard O'Carroll said the procedure was not unusual and that the prosecution's case - not the jury- was to blame for the mistrial. Unlike the previous two trials, Holmes had instructed jurors that they could convict Kepler of first-degree murder or the lesser charge of manslaughter. Manslaughter carries a sentence of four years to life in prison, while the sentence on a first-degree murder conviction is life in prison.
Third Mistrial Declared In Kepler Case Due To Hung Jury
www.newson6.com
A third mistrial has been declared in former Tulsa officer Shannon Kepler's case due to a hung jury.
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