Before sentencing, Green’s relatives told the judge the shooting and verdict had divided their community along racial lines. “If we’re looking for this court’s sentence to change those fixed opinions, unfortunately, I don’t think it will,” he said. Prosecutors said the jury shouldn’t trust the revised account of the shooting that Presley gave in court. The jury acquitted Presley of both voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter. The voluntary manslaughter charge carried a maximum punishment of 20 years in prison.

Source: thestar October 18, 2019 21:19 UTC