Questions Raised Over Impartiality Of Juror In Derek Chauvin Trial
People hold signs, including one with an image of George Floyd, outside the courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn., on April 20, 2021.
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Andrea Cabral on BPR | May 6, 2021
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted last month of murdering George Floyd. Yet some have begun to question the impartiality of Brandon Mitchell, a juror on the Chauvin trial, after a photo emerged of him attending a commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington, D.C., last August.
During jury selection, potential jurors were asked about their opinions on the Black Lives Matter movement and whether they had attended protests against police brutality. Mitchell allegedly said "no" to attending such protests, but some question whether he was untruthful.