'They were asking us to take an eye for an eye for Botham, and I feel like he isn't someone who would take an eye for an eye,' says one juror.
At the time, Jean, a 26-year-old accountant, was watching television and eating ice cream, and was likely startled by her presence, prosecutors said.
During the sentencing phase of Guyger's weeklong trial, prosecutors built a case through her police disciplinary records, texts and social media posts to speak to her character and argue that she was undeserving of a lenient sentence. Racist and offensive texts and posts were presented to the jury."They were asking us to take an eye for an eye for Botham," he said,"and I feel like he isn't someone who would take an eye for an eye. He would turn the other cheek.
The family's attorney, Lee Merritt, told ABC News on Friday that while the family believes in forgiveness, they still hoped for a higher sentence.
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