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After three weeks of testimony that included dozens of witnesses and hours of video footage, the high-profile trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd has come to a close. The jury has returned guilty verdicts on all counts. Chauvin faced charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter over kneeling on Floyd s neck for more than nine minutes last May in a gruesome scene captured on video that has since been viewed millions of times and ignited a wave of protests across the country and around the world. Using expert witnesses from law enforcement and medicine, the prosecution argued that Chauvin s restraint amounted to unreasonable, excessive force and that Floyd died of a resulting lack of oxygen. Defense attorney Eric Nelson said Chauvin followed his training, and questioned whether Floyd s heart condition and drugs in his system played a role in his death, telling the jury that reasonable doub

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