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Tweet As we worked our way through the trial of Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd, the voir dire process nearly drew as much attention as the trial itself. Given the wall-to-wall coverage the entire saga generated in news reports across the nation, finding more than a dozen people who were sincerely unbiased and (hopefully) not all that familiar with the story was always going to be a challenge. There were also concerns from BLM supporters that there would be (presumably racist) white jurors who would hold out for a deadlocked jury. In the end, however, they seated the required number of people. ....
Court TV via AP, Pool There are questions now being raised about Juror #52 in the Derek Chauvin trial, reportedly Brandon Mitchell. Mitchell has now come forward and given interviews on several shows. Speaking to the “Get Up! Mornings” show with Erica Campbell on April 27, Mitchell spoke about his experience on the jury. During the interview, Campbell said that many people aren’t all that eager to do jury duty. She asked him about what message he would leave people about “saying yes to jury duty?” That’s when Mitchell said something that could be problematic and potentially raise an issue on appeal. ....
The case of Derek Chauvin, who is on trial for causing the death of George Floyd, has gone to the jury. However, a motion for a mistrial based on congresswoman Waters’ comments this weekend was denied. Judge Cahill, who is overseeing the trial of Derek Chauvin also instructed the jury on Monday, “Defendant is not criminally liable if a superseding cause caused the death.” SUPERSEDING CAUSE: Judge Cahill instructing the jury on a potential superseding cause of death. Defendant is not criminally liable if a superseding cause caused the death. pic.twitter.com/TLgBBVGAfR He also said that Maxine Waters may have given the defense basis to overturn the entire trial on appeal. Nelson said she threatened the jury. ....
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