Opinion: Prosecutors are playing it smart in Derek Chauvin s trial CNN 2 hrs ago
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lot of police officers have testified as witnesses in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. So many have testified, in fact, that one could easily come away from watching the trial believing that prosecutors are overdoing it, and that calling so many duplicative witnesses might actually backfire.
That s not the case. For reasons baked deeply into America s culture and its legal system, a conviction could be incredibly hard to secure in this case. It is in the prosecution s interest to overwhelm the jury with evidence from police officers.
Prosecutors are playing it smart in Derek Chauvin s trial
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