The teen fatally struck Baltimore County Police Officer Amy Caprio with a vehicle in 2018.
Dawnta Harris, now 20 years old, was behind the wheel of a stolen Jeep in Perry Hall when Caprio blocked its path with her patrol car, jumped out and issued orders for him to stop. He initially did, opening his car door, then he ducked down and accelerated, police said. Caprio fired her weapon once before he struck her.
Garry Sorrells, Caprio’s father, said Friday it was “reassuring” the court upheld the conviction and denied the appeal. But he said it didn’t offer much closure: “It was a traumatic loss and it continues to be.”Caprio was the first Baltimore County police officer to be killed in the line of duty since 2013.
Coleman argued to the Court of Appeals in March that Harris’s age meant he was unable to “appreciate the risks and consequences” of his actions. Scott Shellenberger, the Baltimore County state’s attorney, said Friday he was pleased the court upheld Harris’s conviction and sentence.“This has been a very long, arduous journey for Amy Caprio’s family, the Sorrells,” he said. “We are hopeful that this will bring some closure for them.”
Coleman had argued judges should have additional discretion, not mandatory sentencing guidelines, in issuing sentences for children.
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