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BREAKING: Fired Dallas police Officer #AmberGuyger has been found guilty of murder in the death of #BothamJean. dallasnews.com/news/courts/20…
The jury deliberated for a day and a half following six days of testimony. The vote was unanimous, according to Judge Tammy Kemp. dallasnews.com/news/courts/20…
Jurors will now resume deliberating to decide Guyger’s punishment.

In Texas, murder carries a punishment of five to 99 years or life in prison. The charge is not eligible for probation. dallasnews.com/news/courts/20…
The jury's decision to convict Amber Guyger of murder comes just over a year after she shot Botham Jean in his apartment after she said she mistook it for her own.

Here's a timeline of events leading up to her conviction. dallasnews.com/news/crime/201…
Amber Guyger is now the third officer since 2017 to be convicted of murder in Dallas County, bucking a national trend. dallasnews.com/news/crime/201…
Jurors heard the 911 call Amber Guyger made after she shot Botham Jean, watched other officers fight to save the dying man and heard from Guyger herself.

Here are 5 key moments from the trial. dallasnews.com/news/crime/201…
Guyger and the jury will return to court Wednesday morning to continue the punishment phase of her trial.

Here's what they heard Tuesday afternoon. dallasnews.com/news/courts/20…
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BREAKING: Amber Guyger, a Dallas police officer, sentenced to 10 years in prison for the murder of Botham Jean, an unarmed Black man whom she shot after walking into the wrong apartment. #BothamJean
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BREAKING: Ex-Dallas cop Amber Guyger has been found guilty of murder for shooting and killing Botham Jean, an unarmed Black man, in his own home.
Amber Guyger faces up to 99 years in prison after being found guilty of murder in the killing of Botham Jean.

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Botham Jean was eating ice cream in his living room when an off-duty cop came in and shot him, prosecutors say.

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#Breaking: Amber Guyger found guilty of murder for killing Botham Jean. bit.ly/2p1PnTC
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Live updates here: bit.ly/2p1PnTC
The sentencing phase of #AmberGuyger's trial will begin about 1 p.m.

A timeline of the case so far, via @clairezcardona and @tomsteele: bit.ly/2nwn13q
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Lee Meritt says he had one demand: "We want to know why that person is not in handcuffs yet." DA couldn't answer that question, he said. #BothamJean #BothamShemJean
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