[3][6] Assistant district attorney Erin Choi accused McMillan of lying about being groped for the sake of publicity, claiming to the jury "she wanted to pull the wool over your eyes".
[5] Assisting defense attorney Erin Choi noted that McMillan's chief complaint in the hospital was "difficulty breathing", rating her pain on a 1-10 scale "a 1 or a 2", but telling another doctor two days later that it was a "10".
[9] Following the month-long trial, the twelve-person jury reached their verdict after deliberating for three hours on May 5, 2014, finding McMillan guilty of assaulting a police officer.
[12] Jon Swaine of The Guardian reported that nine of the twelve jurors who found McMillan guilty wrote to the trial judge expressing their opinion that she not be given a prison sentence.
At one point during the proceedings, according to Knefel, the arresting officer "repeatedly identified the wrong eye when testifying as to how McMillan injured him" and the judge refused to allow evidence about his past.
[15] However, Bovell had already been cleared of any wrongdoing by the department, with the only legitimate charge being failing to announce pursuit over departmental radio.
[19] McMillan was later sentenced to three months in prison and five years of probation, and was ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation and treatment.
[20][14] Prior to sentencing, assistant district attorney Shanda Strain said "The defendant not only physically assaulted the police officer but also leveled false accusations of misconduct against him in an effort to avoid her own criminal responsibility for the assault", noting that McMillan had "lied under oath in order to avoid responsibility for her actions".