EXPLAINER: Why excited delirium came up at Chauvin trial?
STEVE KARNOWSKI, Associated Press
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1of12In this image from police body cam video, Minneapolis police officers attempt to place George Floyd in a police vehicle, on May 25, 2020, outside Cup Foods in Minneapolis, as it is shown Wednesday, March 31, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of Floyd, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. (Court TV via AP, Pool)APShow MoreShow Less
2of12In this image from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson questions Minneapolis Police Officer Nicole Mackenzie as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides, Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. (Court TV via AP, Pool)APShow MoreShow Less
George Floyd is dead is because Mr Chauvin’s heart was too small : Prosecution rebuttal blasts defense s closing statement that kneeling on his neck WAS the reasonable action for a cop as jury retires and Minneapolis braces for protests
Trial attorney Jerry Blackwell concluded the state s case against Derek Chauvin on Monday by telling the jury: The reason George Floyd is dead is because Mr Chauvin s heart was too small
The jury was dismissed for deliberation before Chauvin s attorney Eric Nelson called for a mistrial
Nelson took issue with Blackwell s characterization of the defense s case as nonsense and a story - as well as the possibility that media attention could bias the jury
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Derek Chauvin s defense attorney Eric Nelson called for a mistrial after the jury retired on Monday
He cited Rep Maxine Waters comments on the case as he argued that there was no way the jury could be unbiased given constant media coverage Now that we have US representatives threatening acts of violence in relation to this trial it’s frankly mind-blowing, Nelson said
Judge Peter Cahill replied: I grant you Congresswoman Waters may have handed you grounds for appeal and the turning over of this trial
But Cahill refused to grant a mistrial and adjourned the court until the jury comes back with a verdict
2021/04/20 00:49 In this image from police body cam video, Minneapolis police officers attempt to place George Floyd in a police vehicle, on May 25, 2020, outside Cup . In this image from police body cam video, Minneapolis police officers attempt to place George Floyd in a police vehicle, on May 25, 2020, outside Cup Foods in Minneapolis, as it is shown Wednesday, March 31, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of Floyd, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. (Court TV via AP, Pool) In this image from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson questions Minneapolis Police Officer Nicole Mackenzie as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill pre.