By Cherranda Smith
Apr 19, 2021
After over a month of court proceedings, attorneys for the prosecution and the defense gave their closing arguments in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer
Derek Chauvin on Monday (April 19).
Chauvin faces three charges in the death of
George Floyd last May, the longest maximum sentence among the charges being 40 years.
Throughout the trial, prosecutors have argued that Chauvin killed Floyd after kneeling on his neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds. Prosecutors presented video evidence, called 45 witnesses to the stand, including the Minneapolis police chief, bystanders, Floyd’s girlfriend, medical experts, and law enforcement officials, who testified that Chauvin’s actions and inactions in getting Floyd medical attention were a direct cause of Floyd’s death.
Believe what you saw. Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd.
Watching that video is a gut punch, one that should lead a reasonable person to conclude that the force Chauvin used was unreasonable, excessive, and disproportionate to the situation.
By Joan Vennochi Globe Columnist,Updated April 19, 2021, 5:48 p.m.
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In this image taken from courtroom video, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin listens as his attorney, Eric Nelson, gives his closing defense argument Monday at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd.Associated Press
Believe what you saw. âThis wasnât policing. This was murder,â prosecutor Steve Schleicher told jurors during closing arguments in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd.
By Cherranda Smith
Apr 19, 2021
After over a month of court proceedings, attorneys for the prosecution and the defense gave their closing arguments in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer
Derek Chauvin on Monday (April 19).
Chauvin faces three charges in the death of
George Floyd last May, the longest maximum sentence among the charges being 40 years.
Throughout the trial, prosecutors have argued that Chauvin killed Floyd after kneeling on his neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds. Prosecutors presented video evidence, called 45 witnesses to the stand, including the Minneapolis police chief, bystanders, Floyd’s girlfriend, medical experts, and law enforcement officials, who testified that Chauvin’s actions and inactions in getting Floyd medical attention were a direct cause of Floyd’s death.
By Cherranda Smith
Apr 19, 2021
After over a month of court proceedings, attorneys for the prosecution and the defense gave their closing arguments in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer
Derek Chauvin on Monday (April 19).
Chauvin faces three charges in the death of
George Floyd last May, the longest maximum sentence among the charges being 40 years.
Throughout the trial, prosecutors have argued that Chauvin killed Floyd after kneeling on his neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds. Prosecutors presented video evidence, called 45 witnesses to the stand, including the Minneapolis police chief, bystanders, Floyd’s girlfriend, medical experts, and law enforcement officials, who testified that Chauvin’s actions and inactions in getting Floyd medical attention were a direct cause of Floyd’s death.