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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Kingsland Police Department shows Officer Zechariah Presley. Presley, a former Georgia police officer who fatally shot an unarmed, fleeing black man has been sentenced to one year in prison. Zechariah Presley was also sentenced Friday, Oct. 18, 2019 to four years of probation. The sentence by a superior court judge comes nearly two weeks after a jury acquitted Presley of manslaughter charges but found him guilty of violating his oath of office. Presley, who is white, was a Kingsland police officer when he killed Tony Green in June 2018. (Kingsland Police Department via AP, File)

Ex-officer who killed black man given 1-year prison sentence

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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Kingsland Police Department shows Officer Zechariah Presley. A law enforcement expert says he believes Presley was justified in fatally shooting a man whom prosecutors say was unarmed and fleeing. Defense attorneys for former Kingsland officer Zechariah Presley rested their case Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, after testimony from forensic criminologist Ron Martinelli. Presley is being tried on a charge of voluntary manslaughter in the June 2018 slaying of Tony Green.(Kingsland Police Department via AP, File)

Ex-officer not guilty of manslaughter in Georgia shooting

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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Kingsland Police Department shows Officer Zechariah Presley. A law enforcement expert says he believes Presley was justified in fatally shooting a man whom prosecutors say was unarmed and fleeing. Defense attorneys for former Kingsland officer Zechariah Presley rested their case Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, after testimony from forensic criminologist Ron Martinelli. Presley is being tried on a charge of voluntary manslaughter in the June 2018 slaying of Tony Green.(Kingsland Police Department via AP, File)

Jury weighs manslaughter charge against Georgia officer

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Judge: No immunity for Georgia officer who shot fleeing man

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Judge eases curfew for Georgia officer charged in shooting

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This undated photo provided by the Kingsland Police Department shows Officer Zechariah Presley. Presley was in jail on Thursday, June 28, 2018, charged with voluntary manslaughter and violating his oath of office, after state investigators said he fatally shot a black man who was running away from him on June 21. (Kingsland Police Department via AP)

Lawyer: Georgia police officer stalked and hunted black man

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This undated photo provided by the Kingsland Police Department shows Officer Zechariah Presley. Presley was in jail on Thursday, June 28, 2018, charged with voluntary manslaughter and violating his oath of office, after state investigators said he fatally shot a black man who was running away from him on June 21. (Kingsland Police Department via AP)

The Latest: Lawyers, family of man killed by police to speak

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This undated photo provided by the Kingsland Police Department shows Officer Zechariah Presley. Presley was in jail on Thursday, June 28, 2018, charged with voluntary manslaughter and violating his oath of office, after state investigators said he fatally shot a black man who was running away from him on June 21. (Kingsland Police Department via AP)

Manslaughter charge: Georgia officer shot fleeing black man

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Georgia police officer arrested after shooting death

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