Former Dallas officer Amber Guyger denied parole in 2018 shooting death of Botham Jean
Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer convicted of murdering Botham Jean in 2018, has been denied parole and will not be eligible again until Oct. 2026.
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Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer convicted of murdering Botham Jean in 2018, has been denied parole and will not be eligible again until Oct. 2026.
Guyger, a Dallas police officer at the time, told authorities she confused Botham Jean's apartment for her own.
The former Dallas police officer convicted of murdering Botham Jean in his apartment six years ago is eligible for parole Sunday, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Amber Guyger, who shot and killed Jean in September 2018, attracted national attention and sparked protests around the city.
Friday marks the six-year anniversary of the night Botham Jean was shot and killed in his own apartment.
Botham Jean was killed six years ago in his Dallas apartment by Amber Guyger, a former Dallas police officer, who thought he was an intruder. On Sept. 29, she is eligible for parole.
The United States Supreme Court has denied former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger her final appeal.
Texas' highest criminal court has declined to reconsider former Dallas Police officer Amber Guyger's murder conviction, effectively upholding the sentence and exhausting the appeals process.
An appeals court has upheld the court's decision on former Dallas officer Amber Guyger's murder conviction in the fatal shooting of her apartment neighbor, Botham Jean.
Guyger, 32, did not appear in court Tuesday and the panel seemed to doubt the arguments presented by her lawyer. The judges will hand down a decision at an unspecified later date.
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Amber Guyger, a year and a half into her 10-year sentence for killing Botham Jean, will have her appeal heard by a panel of judges.
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A grand jury has decided not to indict Dallas Police Association President Mike Mata on charge of tampering with evidence in 2018 Botham Jean murder investigation.
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The case stemmed from a TV interview Creuzot did that aired the day before the Amber Guyger murder trial began.
The case stemmed from a TV interview Creuzot did days before the Amber Guyger murder trial began. Judge Tammy Kemp said Cruezot violated her gag order.
U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn dismissed the city from civil lawsuit that the family of Botham Jean brought after the 26-year-old was killed by Amber Guyger.
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