From Feministe
Posted by: Cara in Crime, GLBTQ, Law, Trans
There is a verdict in the trial of Dwight DeLee for the death of Lateisha Green. Green was a trans woman who died from gunshot wounds in November; DeLee was originally charged with murder in the second degree as a hate crime.
Just minutes ago, the verdict came back and was announced on Twitter (the AP also has a blurb). A jury convicted Dwight DeLee of manslaughter in the first degree as a hate crime.
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund provided this description of the various potential charges in a blog post from yesterday:
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