The Unusual Circumstances of Botham Jean’s Murder Made Amber Guyger’s Conviction Possible, But Not Inevitable

Botham Shem Jean’s murder by off-duty police officer Amber Guyger fascinated Texas, and the commonwealth. So has Guyger’s trial, which kicked off in Dallas on September 23 and concluded with the jury finding Guyger guilty of slaying and convicting her to ten years in prison, to the surprise of many. Since 2005, just three other officers in the entire country have been convicted of assassination and had their beliefs stand. Jean, suffer on the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia, was a highly motivated and diligent young man, a commander of his faith choir who regularly returned home to volunteer with at-risk youth and a neighbourhood orphanage. An accountant by instruct who had recently been hired by a major international firm, he was at the start…View Original Post

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