We dont have matt. You probably just saw there that eric nelson, the defense attorney for Derek Chauvin just wrapped up arguments. The judge just said he had some discussions were going to listen to what the judge is saying to the lawyers. You believe that the counsel made a misstatement of law when he indicated and argumented that the defendant had to intend to apply unlawful force. He had to intend that the force he was applying to be unlawful. Thats not a correct statement. The law is dorn 887 northwest second 8, 26. The state need not show that the defendant meant to or knew that it would violate the law that is what mr. Nelson argued before the jury. So were requesting the court give a curative instruction to the jury as follows. That it is not necessarily for the state to prove the defendant intended to act unlawfully. Only that the defendant applied force to another that the application of force was unlawful and that this application of force resulted in bodily harm. I believe t
We know from miss ross mr. Floyd was seen for a drug overdose. She described how he felt in that instance. She said his whole body hurt, his stomach hurt. We know based on again, from miss ross, that he was clean and sober for some time while they were in quarantine. We know that miss ross again described taking about a week before a similar pill to the one that they had back in march. Kept her up again all night. She said she felt like she was going to die. We know, again, from miss ross, that those pills were purchased from maurice hall. She described going to a hotel while mr. Floyd went into the hotel. She was on the phone with him. She heard halls voice. We know she was with him in 2020. We heard from the store clerk, christopher martin. He described mr. Floyd as being high. His responses were delayed, right . He may have been, you know, standing around. He may have been standing up, he may have been able to have communications, but mr. Martin clearly described him as being high.
And razor wire. Republicans tearing into democratic congresswoman Maxine Waters accusing her of inflaming the situation after joining a protest in minnesota and saying this. I would like to see the bill in congress passed. But i know that the right wing, the racists are opposed to it, and i dont know what is going to happen . I dont know whether it is firstdegree. You have to stay on the street. We need to get more active, more confrontational. We need to make sure that they know that we mean business. Dana you will get our commentary on all of this in a minute, we will go to the courtroom, there is some additional activity after the judge gave the jury deliberation instructions. There are lots of laws in this coming your honor, and these comments from repeated comments go for a prosecutor told misconduct. I said when blackwell used story it did not seem to be belittling, however that continued use of it i did sustain the ultimate objection that counsel made to the use of the word stor
Floyd. Chauvin is 34 years old. We could get a conclusion on this this week. Dana as soon as the jury gets this. When everyone will say it is a quick verdict or take some time . Jury trials you have to get the law exactly right. They might even ask questions. Bill this over the weekend. Maxine waters joined a protest on the ground in minnesota encouraging people to get more confrontational if chauvin is not convicted. You are looking for a guilty verdict. If that doesnt happen then we know you have to fight for justice. You have to get more confrontational and make sure that they know that we mean business. Dana Alex Hogan Reporting live with more. Good morning, alex. Good morning. As you mentioned Congresswoman Waters urging protestors to be more active if the former officer is not found guilty of murder. Tensions reaching a Boiling Point this weekend in minnesota there were yesterday Morning Members of the Minnesota National guard were shot at in a drive by shooting. Two guardsmen su
Hour of testimony, over 40 witnesses spanning 14 days. Now this all culminates tomorrow as the prosecution has its moment to tie it all together, to tell the jury why it should do something that is very rare in the american Justice System, convict a Police Officer for murder committed on the job. And the defense has its final plea to try to save chauvins liberty by arguing that or reasonable doubts about his guilt. We do not know what the jury will do. Nothing that im going to report to you tonight, none of our Special Experts can tell you what the jury will do in the future. Thats the point of a system that ultimately puts a persons guilt not in the hands of the government or of professional judges but in the hands of fellow citizens. Now from our reporting, we do know what the lawyers will focus on tomorrow. We can tell you all about that, because Closing Arguments must draw on the evidence and testimony presented in the trial itself. So that means the prosecutions closing will indee