The Minnesota Board of Pardons will not consider a commutation application from Kimberly Potter, the former police officer convicted of fatally shooting Daunte Wright during a 2021 traffic stop.
The state Board of Pardons is scheduled to consider 40 pardon or commutation requests during a two-day meeting that begins Monday.
Potter's application seeking an earlier release was excluded from the agenda, meaning it's unlikely to get formal consideration.The Board of Pardons, made up of the governor, the attorney general and the chief justice of the state Supreme Court, meets twice a year to review pardon and commutation requests. Approvals require unanimous support.
The board's secretary, who is also the state corrections commissioner, prescreens all applications and places those deemed eligible for review on the agenda.: In a hand-written application submitted in May, Potter said she has taken responsibility for Wright's killing and that "the sadness and remorse I feel for this death will be with me forever.
"A jury convicted Ms. Potter of recklessly causing the death of another human being — a 24-month sentence is not clearly excessive for that conduct," Kimball wrote. Any member of the board can override the decision and place a rejected application on a future agenda, he added, but the timing of Potter's case means it would be moot by the next meeting in May.Potter's sentence sparked strong reactions last year, with some arguing it was too lenient and others saying it was too harsh.Meanwhile, GOP candidates for governor and attorney general pledged during last year's campaign to support a full pardon if elected.
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