Nearly $100 million awarded to the family of a man fatally shot in his apartment by an officer
Read full article: Nearly $100 million awarded to the family of a man fatally shot in his apartment by an officerThe family of a man shot and killed by a Dallas police officer who said she mistook his apartment for her own has been awarded nearly $100 million in a federal civil trial.

Ex-Dallas officer's trial ends in protests, forgiveness
Read full article: Ex-Dallas officer's trial ends in protests, forgivenessProsecutor LaQuita Long ended with text on a screen from one of Botham Jean's pastors, who said recently: "To the defendant, he was just a silhouette in a room. The defense team asked them to consider Guyger's life and service as a police officer. After the jury left, the Jean family sat silently, almost shell-shocked. Protesters were pushed back away from the courtroom farther down a hallway, and Guyger's family was escorted out a secure pathway. Lead prosecutor Jason Hermus walked over to the Jean family in the silent, mostly empty courtroom after the sentence.

Botham Jean's Mom Speaks at Court Hearing for Ex-Cop Found Guilty of His Murder
Read full article: Botham Jean's Mom Speaks at Court Hearing for Ex-Cop Found Guilty of His MurderBotham Jeans mother testified Tuesday during the sentencing phase for former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, who was convicted this week for shooting and killing the 26-year-old in his own apartment last year. Allison said Botham was devoted to his faith and a family man. On Tuesday morning, Guyger was convicted of murder and cheers erupted in the hallways of the courtroom. They also said that the encounter with Botham in his apartment did not warrant the use of deadly force. RELATED STORIESEx-Cop Texted Boyfriend After Shooting Botham Jean: 'I Need You'Ex-Cop Found Guilty of Murder After Shooting Botham Jean in His Own ApartmentFamily Attorney Calls Discovery of Marijuana in Victims Apartment a 'Smear Campaign'

More witness testimony ahead of Amber Guyger's sentencing
Read full article: More witness testimony ahead of Amber Guyger's sentencing(CNN) - More emotional testimony is expected Wednesday in the sentencing phase of the trial for former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, who was convicted of murder in the shooting death of Botham Jean. Jean and her daughter were largely composed as they addressed the jury, describing how losing Botham had upended their lives. Prosecutors said Jean had been on the couch in his shorts, watching TV and eating vanilla ice cream when Guyger walked in. Prosecutors leaned heavily on their emotional appeal, while the defense urged the jury to use discipline and focus on the law. Guyger's actions were reasonable, defense attorneys said, and any ordinary person could have made the same mistake in a similar situation.