The judge overseeing former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial ruled Thursday against the inclusion of newly discovered test results. Hennepin County Medical Examiner Andrew Baker delivered results for carbon monoxide testing on George Floyd’s body to prosecutors, prosecutor Jerry Blackwell told Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill. Blackwell said Baker located the results after watching…
Judge Warns of Mistrial in Chauvin Case If Witness Even ‘Hints’ at Newly Found Evidence
Former Minneapolis Police Officer Chauvin Declines to Testify at His Trial
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on April 15 invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and declined to testify in his trial in the death of George Floyd. Chauvin took a microphone and was asked by his lawyer, Eric Nelson, if he understood that he had a right not to take the stand. “Yes,”…
Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin Declines to Testify in His Trial
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Thursday invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and declined to testify in his trial in the death of George Floyd. Chauvin took a microphone and was asked by his lawyer, Eric Nelson, if he understood that he had a right not to take the stand. “Yes,” Chauvin…
George Floyd Death Should Be Classified as ‘Undetermined,’ Not Homicide: Former Medical Examiner
The death of George Floyd should be categorized as “undetermined” instead of “homicide,” said a former medical examiner during the trial for officer Derek Chauvin, who was accused of killing Floyd. “In my opinion, Mr. Floyd had a sudden cardiac arrhythmia due to his atherosclerosis and hypertensive heart disease … during his restraint and subdual…
Judge Lets Man Who Was With George Floyd on Day He Died Avoid Taking Stand
A Minnesota judge on Wednesday ruled that a man who was in George Floyd’s vehicle on the day Floyd died does not have to answer a single question during the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Morries Hall has described himself as a “key witness” to the fateful events of May 25, 2020….
Chauvin’s Force Against George Floyd Was Not Deadly, Court Hears
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…
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