"In a packed SF Superior Court room, SF filmmaker Kevin Epps was found not guilty of the murder of his one-time brother-in-law, but was still found guilty of voluntary manslaughter, which comes with a three- to eleven-year prison sentence. The murder trial of SF filmmaker Kevin Epps, best known for his critically acclaimed 2003 documentary film and co-creating the 2004 Showtime movie with Spike Lee, concluded today in a SF Superior Court room."
"And NBC Bay Area reports that Epps was found not guilty of murder in the 2016 shooting and killing his own one-time brother-in-law Marcus Polk, who may or may not have been trespassing and threatening Epps' family in their home at the time of the shooting. And that acquittal is surely a relief for Kevin Epps, as a guilty verdict could have put him in prison for life. But as Mission Local points out, Epps was still found guilty of voluntary manslaughter."
"That charge describes a killing committed in a sudden quarrel or heat of passion, as Mission Local explains, and it could mean Epps still faces a prison sentence of three to eleven years. "I just want to get back to some normalcy; this has been just too long," Epps told reporters and a crowd outside the courtroom, per NBC Bay Area. "The burden of this in your life has been so long, it's just been traumatizing.""
Kevin Epps was acquitted of murder but convicted of voluntary manslaughter and faces a three- to eleven-year prison sentence. The killing occurred in October 2016 when Marcus Polk entered Epps's family's Glen Park home and was shot by Epps. Polk may have been trespassing and threatening Epps and his family at the time. Polk was recently homeless, recently released from jail on charges of lewd acts with a child, and had serious drug problems. Epps said Polk was threatening him and his family. Epps’s legal team vows to appeal the manslaughter verdict; he was also found guilty of two counts of possessing a firearm as a felon.
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