Prosecutors ask to delay sentencing of Brett Hankison for conviction in Breonna Taylor case

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The sentencing may again be delayed for Brett Hankison, who was found guilty of using excessive force and violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor in a botched police raid of her home in 2020.

On Nov. 1, a jury acquitted the former Louisville police officer of violating the civil rights of Taylor’s neighbors but guilty of violating Taylor’s civil rights, a conviction that carries a maximum penalty of life in prison.

U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings was scheduled to sentence Hankison on March 12, but it was delayed by her until July 16…

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