The jury that will decide the punishment for former Fort Worth Police Officer Aaron Dean has retired for the night without reaching a decision after a full day of deliberating.
– The jury that will decide the punishment for former Fort Worth Police Officer Aaron Dean hasDean could get a sentence ranging from probation to 20 years for killing Atatiana Jefferson during a police call to her home.Legal experts we spoke with warn not to read too much into this. But, legal experts also believe at that there's at least some division among jurors over whether Dean should serve serious time in prison.
He believes the manslaughter conviction handed down last week to the former Fort Worth police officer was likely a compromise between jurors who wanted either murder or acquittal. "I'm sure there's some that want to send him to pen time and others saying it's got to be probation," Shook continued. Officers were responding to neighbor's call about an open door and possibly a burglary, but the 28-year-old victim was inside playing video games with her 8-year-old nephew.
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