Ex-Police Officer Kim Potter Trial Day 8: Watch Live Stream

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter is expected to testify in her own defense Friday. Potter faces first and second-degree manslaughter charges in the fatal April 11 shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright.

If convicted of first-degree manslaughter, Potter, 48, faces up to 15 years in prison and a $30,000 fine. Second-degree manslaughter carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.

The state prosecution rested its case Thursday. After interviewing several witnesses, the defense team said they expect to call up only two more witnesses Friday. One of the two is expected to be Potter herself.

• Watch a live stream of the trial here.

Over the course of the trial, which began Dec. 8, state prosecutors argued that Potter's use of force on Wright was reckless, unreasonable and she — a 26-year veteran of the force — should have known better.

Meanwhile, Potter's defense team has made the case that her conduct was justified because Wright resisted arrest and drove off, which put the officers in danger. They've also worked to show Potter's remorse for shooting Wright.

In a video shown to the jury, immediately after the shooting Potter yells "Oh my God. Oh my God!" repeatedly and lays on the ground, crying.

Potter has frequently cried as the videos of and after the shooting are played during the trial, according to pool reporters.

Reporting from the Associated Press was used in this story