By Matthew T. Mangino
Jurors in Minnesota took little more than 10 hours to convict Derek Chauvin of killing George Floyd. Guilty on all counts, offering a quick and decisive verdict in a case that riveted the nation.
The speedy result, announced in that Minneapolis courtroom, further highlights the unusual nature of Derek Chauvin s prosecution and the exceedingly rare instance of a police officer on trial. The activation of National Guard troops and big-city police on high alert intensified the fear – in the face of overwhelming evidence – the public had that Chauvin would be found not guilty.
Floyd s death was depressingly familiar – the latest in a string of deaths at the hands of police – yet it was also an exceptional case. Brave onlookers, knowing what they were seeing was a crime, videotaped the incident, showing Chauvin s apparent calm indifference as he slowly squeezed the life out of Floyd, wrote David A. Graham of The Atlantic. Condemnation came quickly – n
Jurors in Minnesota took little more than 10 hours to convict Derek Chauvin of killing George Floyd. Guilty on all counts, offering a quick and decisive verdict in a case that riveted the nation.
The speedy result, announced in that Minneapolis courtroom, further highlights the unusual nature of Derek Chauvinâs prosecution and the exceedingly rare instance of a police officer on trial. The activation of National Guard troops and big city police on high alert intensified the fear in the face of overwhelming evidence the public had that Chauvin would be found not guilty.
Floydâs death was depressingly familiar the latest in a string of deaths at the hands of police yet it was also an exceptional case. Brave onlookers, knowing what they were seeing was a crime, videotaped the incident, showing Chauvinâs apparent âcalm indifferenceâ as he slowly squeezed the life out of Floyd, wrote David A. Graham of The Atlantic.
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Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin is being held at Minnesota Correctional Facility-Oak Park Heights on administrative segregation away from other inmates for his safety, according to state corrections.
Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter Cahill said Chauvin will be sentenced in eight weeks.
Chauvin left the court in handcuffs Tuesday after being found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in George Floyd s death. I ve been asked a lot what did the lawyers say to Derek Chauvin in the courtroom as he was getting up and leaving, said Mary Moriarty, former Chief Hennepin County Public Defender. Usually, it s like, I ll be down to see you on such and such a date; we have an appeal, we ll talk about that; hang in there,
Minnesota s 3rd degree murder charge, explained
By FOX 9 Staff
(FOX 9) - Minnesota s third-degree murder statute reads: Whoever, without intent…causes the death of another by perpetrating an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind, without regard for human life… But two high-profile cases are challenging the definiton and application of the law.
On March 11, Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter Cahill reinstated the third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd. Chauvin already faced charges of second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the case.
Judge reinstates Derek Chauvin’s 3rd-degree murder charge