Judge: Jury can consider lesser charge against ex-officer
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July 7, 2017
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A judge says jurors can consider a lesser charge in the trial of a former Oklahoma police officer who fatally shot his daughter's black boyfriend while off-duty.
Judge Sharon Holmes ruled Friday jurors could convict Shannon Kepler of manslaughter, which comes with a sentence of four years to life in prison. Jurors could also convict the former Tulsa police officer of first-degree murder, which carries a life sentence.
Jurors could get the case Friday afternoon.
Prosecutors are trying Kepler for a third time after jurors in his first two trials deadlocked.
Authorities say Ke...
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