Chauvin Trial Closing Arguments, Jury Verdict Forecast More Public Unrest Follow our coverage of the trial and watch inside the courtroom at (MINNEAPOLIS, MN) – Closing arguments in State of Minnesota vs. Derek Chauvin begin on Monday morning, after three weeks of witness testimony and cross-examination. As expected, medical evidence explaining the cause of George Floyd’s death was the main focus of both cases presented to the jury. Jurors will hear closing arguments from state prosecutors and Chauvin’s defense, and then will immediately begin deliberations and be sequestered until they can decide on the charges applying the instructions given to them by the court.