Defense attorneys for Jason Van Dyke, the Chicago police officer who shot Mr. It’s not unusual for police to testify in cases in which they are accused of misconduct. Chauvin is not required to testify and if they would hold it against him if they didn’t hear from him. Nelson brought up the issue during jury selection, quizzing jurors on whether they understood that Mr. That will be something that will be much more difficult without speaking to the jury.” They need to hear from Chauvin and begin to empathize with him. Jurors want to hear from defendants “particularly in cases like this to acquit. “Criminal defense attorneys ask themselves this every day,” Mr. Floyd died of a cardiac arrhythmia that occurred as a result of hypertension, coronary disease, the ingestion of methamphetamine and fentanyl and the adrenaline flowing through his body.” Floyd banged his face into the plexiglass partition of the squad car.
He was bleeding from the nose - that occurred during the struggle. And he does not get up.” “The first call, officers called for paramedics to arrive, Code 2, because Mr. Chauvin continues on as he had, knee on the neck, knee on the back. Floyd, at some point, is completely passed out. George Floyd, for engaging in behavior that was imminently dangerous, and the force that he applied without regard for its impact on the life of Mr. Chauvin for the excessive force he applied on the body of Mr. We are bringing this case, this prosecution against Mr. Was not consistent with Minneapolis Police Department policy, was not reflective of the Minneapolis Police Department. Chauvin’s conduct was not consistent with Minneapolis Police Department training. And a second objective, ladies and gentlemen, is to bring you the evidence.” “The first thing that Officer Chauvin sees is Officers Kueng and Lane struggling with Mr. “You will see that his respiration gets shallower and shallower, and finally stops when he speaks his last words, ‘I can’t breathe.’” “So how do we begin to analyze and organize this evidence? I suggest that you let common sense and reason guide you.” “We have two objectives in this trial, ladies and gentlemen - the first objective is to give Mr. The prosecution and defense focused on the cause of Mr. Transcript 3 Weeks, Dozens of Witnesses: Chauvin Trial Begins The murder trial for Derek Chauvin, the former police officer accused of killing George Floyd, began on Monday in Minneapolis.
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