Amber Guyger

Amber Guyger was sentenced to 10 years in prison. She became eligible for parole on Sept. 29, five years after the verdict. More

October 11, 2024

A panel of three Texas appeals court judges appeared skeptical Tuesday of arguments to overturn the conviction of a former Dallas police officer who was sentenced to prison for fatally shooting her neighbor in his home. More

April 27, 2021

Court TV's Vinnie Politan talks about the verdict of former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, who fatally shot Botham Jean. (Episode 58) More

September 24, 2020

Examine how the Texas definition of first-degree murder impacted the trial of Amber Guyger and whether her status as a police officer held her to a higher standard. (Episode 57) More

September 17, 2020

The lawsuit comes just ahead of the two-year anniversary of the death of Botham Jean, who was killed by ex-cop Amber Guyger. More

September 3, 2020

Amber Guyger is serving a 10-year prison sentence for the September 2018 fatal shooting of Botham Jean. More

August 7, 2020

U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn dismissed the city from civil lawsuit that the family of Botham Jean brought. More

December 27, 2019

Joshua Brown, a key witness, was killed just days after Amber Guyger was convicted in the death of Botham Jean. More

December 6, 2019

Brandt Jean was awarded for his 'display of empathy and forgiveness' toward Amber Guyger, who was convicted of killing Botham Jean. More

December 4, 2019

This Thanksgiving, as I reflect on all that is good in this world, Court TV being back on the air, comes to both mind and heart. The public craves transparency plus knowledge, with glimpses of real-life drama and never-ending suspense – and that is why I am thankful for cameras in the courtroom. Simply put, […] More

November 27, 2019

Amber Guyger fatally shot Botham Jean in his apartment September 2018, saying she mistook his apartment for her own. More

October 23, 2019

Amber Guyger’s conviction for the murder of Botham Jean, after the ex-cop entered his apartment believing it was her own, didn’t end the drama surrounding her trial.  More

October 10, 2019

Investigators believe the three suspects accused of killing Joshua Brown were in Dallas to buy drugs from him. More

October 8, 2019

Judge Tammy Kemp said she had never previously acknowledged her Christian faith to a defendant or given one a Bible. More

October 7, 2019

Joshua Brown testified in the trial of Amber Guyger about the night neighbor Botham Jean was shot and killed. More

October 5, 2019

The verdict is in for former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, who mistakenly entered her neighbor Botham Jean’s apartment believing it was her own. More

October 3, 2019

Bertrum Jean said his son’s death has upended his life back in St. Lucia. Amber Guyger is on trial for the death of Botham Jean. More

October 2, 2019

Cheers erupted in the courthouse as the verdict was announced in the trial of Amber Guyger, accused in the death of Botham Jean. More

October 1, 2019

The highly anticipated trial of Amber Guyger – the former cop who shot and killed her neighbor after entering what she thought was her apartment and mistaking him for an intruder. More

September 26, 2019

Amber Guyger's defense argued media coverage of the high-profile case tainted the jury pool. More

September 17, 2019

Amber Guyger faces a murder charge in the slaying of Botham Jean. She claims she mistakenly entered Jean's apartment thinking it was her own. More

September 6, 2019