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A police officer involved in the 2020 US shooting death of Breonna Taylor has been sentenced to 33 months.
Taylor's mother, Tamika Palmer, said she was disappointed that the new federal prosecutors assigned to the case were not pushing for a tougher sentence.

Federal judge rejects justice department recommendation that Brett Hankison be give no prison time

A federal judge on Monday sentenced an ex-Kentucky police officer to nearly three years in prison for…

Prosecutors had asked that officer Brett Hankison be given a sentence of one day for his role in the fatal shooting.
The Trump administration last week asked the judge to give the former Kentucky police officer Brett Hankison a one-day sentence.
Under President Donald Trump, the Justice Department has asked a judge to consider a significantly lighter sentencing.
The former officer was convicted for violating Taylor's civil rights by using excessive force - a charge that carries a sentence of life in prison.

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