In the few other recent cases where an American police officer has been convicted of murder, they have often avoided the harshest possible sentence. In Balch Springs, Tex., Roy D. Oliver II, a white officer convicted of murder in the death of Jordan Edwards, who was black and 15 years old, was sentenced last year to 15 years; the prosecution was seeking at least 60 years. Dozens of people filed letters with the court seeking leniency from Judge Kathryn L. Quaintance for Mr. Noor. In court on Friday, Mr. Noor said he shot to defend his partner. “These are the people I worked to serve, and I harmed them,” said Mr. Noor, who had been in custody since the guilty verdict.

Source: International New York Times June 07, 2019 13:05 UTC