Judge Tammy Kemp To Amber Guyger After Sentencing: 'Brandt Has Forgiven You, Please Forgive Yourself'
Dallas County District Judge Tammy Kemp presided over one of the most-watched criminal trials in Dallas County history.
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Dallas County District Judge Tammy Kemp presided over one of the most-watched criminal trials in Dallas County history.
Amber Guyger has been transferred to Mountain View State Prison in Gatesville to begin her 10-year prison sentence for the September 2018 murder of Botham Jean.
Texas District Judge Tammy Kemp is talking about her actions in the moments after the sentencing of former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger.
"We need to seek meaningful change," said Allison Jean, Botham Jean's mother. "Talk with no action means nothing."
Long before sunrise on October 4 former Dallas police officer and now convicted murderer Amber Guyger was released from the Dallas County Jail.
From the beginning, the demographics of the Amber Guyger trial jury was bound to be closely watched in a case that ignited debate over race and policing.
Dr. Phil spoke with the family of murder victim Botham Jean following the Amber Guyger trial. It airs tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m. on CBS 11.
The Amber Guyger trial may be over, but Botham Jean's former colleagues want his memory to live forever. This week, PricewaterhouseCoopers unveiled several permanent keepsakes in its Dallas office as a tribute to Jean.
Now that the trial has wrapped up, the next step for Amber Guyger and her team is likely an appeal. The paperwork could be filed within the next 60 to 90 days.
One person was arrested Wednesday evening during a protest in downtown Dallas after former officer Amber Guyger received her prison sentence for her murder conviction.
Hours after former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the murder of Botham Jean, his father said he would like to become her friend at some point.
Guyger's attorneys say their client is still coming to grips with being a convicted murderer and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
After a jury sentenced former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger to 10 years in prison for the shooting death of Botham Jean, his mother made a statement addressing the former officer, DPD training and moving on without her son.
State District Judge Tammy Kemp gave Amber Guyger a bible, hugged her and prayed with the former police officer, now convicted of murder after sentencing her to ten years in prison.
A jury sentenced former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, who was convicted of murdering her neighbor, Botham Shem Jean in his own home to ten years in prison.
Moments after a jury sentenced former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger to 10 years in prison for the murder of Botham Jean, his brother gave her a hug after giving a statement Wednesday.
The former Dallas police officer convicted of murdering her neighbor in his own home could spend the rest of her life in prison.
The mother of former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger took the stand during the sentencing phase of her daughter's murder trial.
The judge in the trial of former Dallas Police officer Amber Guyger gave the jury instruction on a legal defense that could reduce the officer's sentencing range.
As Amber Guyger spends her first night in the Dallas County Jail, communities across the county are reacting to the murder conviction.
SMU law students attended a "flash class" on the Amber Guyger case on Tuesday.
At King of Cutz barbershop in South Dallas, the cuts, for a time, took a backseat to conversations about the trial. Conversations which got highly-animated.
Botham Shem Jean's mother, Allison Jean was the prosecution's first witness in the punishment phase of the trial, which began a few hours after the verdict.
A jury in Dallas has reached a decision in the trial of former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger. They found the 31-year-old guilty of murder.
Full length video of closing arguments and verdict.
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'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the metroplex, North Texans like Olivia Galaviz are searching for the perfect tamales.
If you don't feel well, particularly if you have a fever and worsening symptoms, Dr. Glazier says, skip the get-together.
According to the Grapevine Police Department, officers responded to a domestic disturbance call at a home in the 400 block of Brewer Street.
For the second time this season, the Cowboys will have a standalone game on a holiday in front of a national audience.
"They were selfless," said Anthony Ysasaga, a friend of Mages and Kocher.
'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the metroplex, North Texans like Olivia Galaviz are searching for the perfect tamales.
If you don't feel well, particularly if you have a fever and worsening symptoms, Dr. Glazier says, skip the get-together.
According to the Grapevine Police Department, officers responded to a domestic disturbance call at a home in the 400 block of Brewer Street.
For the second time this season, the Cowboys will have a standalone game on a holiday in front of a national audience.
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If you don't feel well, particularly if you have a fever and worsening symptoms, Dr. Glazier says, skip the get-together.
'Tis the season for holiday parties, air travel, and respiratory viruses.
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For the second time this season, the Cowboys will have a standalone game on a holiday in front of a national audience.
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