Says Alameda County D.A. Nancy O’Malley, according to KTVU.
O’Malley said she’s glad the jury found true the allegation that Mehserle deliberately used his gun and rejected the claim by his lawyer, Michael Rains, that he believed he was using his Taser stun gun and that the shooting was an accident.
She said Mehserle will face a term of between five and 14 years in state prison when he’s sentenced by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert Perry.
She said the jury’s finding means that jurors believed Mehserle “was acting with criminal negligence and acting recklessly and intentionally using his gun.”
O’Malley said Mehserle faces two, three or four years in state prison for his involuntary manslaughter conviction, plus another three to 10 years for using a gun.