Attorneys for former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger have filed an appeal, requesting she be acquitted of murder charges after fatally shooting Botham Jean nearly two years ago.
"The evidence was legally insufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Guyger committed murder," her attorneys argued in a court document. They're claiming Guyger had"the right to act in self-defense since her belief that deadly force was necessary was reasonable under the circumstances" because of her"mistaken belief" that she had entered her apartment and found an"intruder" inside, court documents show.
Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger leaves the courtroom during a break in morning proceedings in her murder trial, Sept. 24, 2019, in Dallas. Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger leaves the courtroom during a break in morning proceedings in her murder trial, Sept. 24, 2019, in Dallas., was an accountant at the international auditing firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers. He was is in his apartment eating ice cream on Sept. 6, 2018, when Guyger, who had just capped off a 13 1/2-hour shift helping a SWAT team arrest three suspected robbers, entered his unlocked door and fatally shot him in the chest after mistaking him for a burglar.
In the 911 call made by Guyger after she shot Jean, which was obtained by ABC Dallas affiliate WFAA, Guyger repeatedly tells a dispatcher,"I thought it was my apartment," and says,"I'm going to lose my job."Guyger's attorney didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from ABC News.
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