An expert testifying in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin told the court on Tuesday that Chauvin’s knee restraint of George Floyd was “justified” and not deadly. “I felt that Derek Chauvin was justified, was acting with objective reasonableness, following Minneapolis Police Department policy and current standards of law enforcement in his…
Derek Chauvin Used ‘Unreasonable’ Force on George Floyd, Expert Says
Then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin used an unreasonable amount of force on George Floyd, who was accused of using counterfeit money and then resisted arrest, an expert told jurors in Chauvin’s trial on April 12. “Both the knee across Mr. Floyd’s neck and the prone restraint were unreasonable, excessive, and contrary to generally accepted police…
Judge in Chauvin Trial Won’t Allow Admission of Statements From Passenger in George Floyd’s Car
The man who was in a car with George Floyd on the day that Floyd died described in detail last year Floyd’s demeanor and taking of drugs, but those statements will not be allowed to be shown to the jury in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Morries Hall will appear in…
Judge in Derek Chauvin Trial Rejects Motion to Sequester Jury Over Violence Concerns
The judge presiding over the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Monday rejected a motion from the defense to sequester the jury. Chauvin’s lawyer, Eric Nelson, asked Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill to order jurors be isolated because of violence that erupted on Sunday after an officer-involved shooting in Brooklyn Center left one…
Derek Chauvin Trial Judge Rejects Motion to Sequester Jury Over Violence Concerns
The judge presiding over the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on April 12 rejected a motion from the defense to sequester the jury. Chauvin’s lawyer, Eric Nelson, asked Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill to order jurors be isolated because of violence that erupted on April 11 after a black man died was shot…
Medical Examiner: Restraint Caused George Floyd’s Death, Drugs Played a Role
The medical examiner who ruled George Floyd’s death a homicide caused by law enforcement restraint last year told a courtroom on Friday that Floyd’s health history and intoxication contributed to the death. Floyd, 46, suffered from “very severe underlying heart disease” and was a factor in the death, as was the toxicology findings that he…
Medical Examiner: Restraint Caused Floyd’s Death, Drugs Played Role
The medical examiner who ruled George Floyd’s death a homicide caused by law enforcement restraint last year told a courtroom on April 9 that Floyd’s health history and intoxication contributed to the death. Floyd, 46, suffered from “very severe underlying heart disease” that was a factor in the death, as was the toxicology findings that…
A Cop on Trial for Murder and the World Is Watching
Commentary As a child, I was taught to respect authority figures. As it was explained to me, clergy, teachers, police officers, and others help shape and maintain a just society. To this day, I still have a profound respect and appreciation for the 99 percent of law enforcement officers who literally put their lives on…
Expert: George Floyd Died From Lack of Oxygen
George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen while being restrained by police officers last year, a medical expert told the court during the trial of one of the former officers involved. “A healthy person subjected to what Mr. Floyd was subjected to would have died as a result of what he was subjected to,”…
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