The outcome of the high-profile trial is being closely watched after video of the arrest of Floyd captured by a bystander prompted widespread outrage, setting off protests over race and police brutality across the U.S. But the defence argues it was a combination of Floyd's underlying medical conditions, drug use and adrenaline flowing through his system that ultimately killed him. The prosecution says Chauvin pressing his knee into Floyd's neck caused his death. He had been detained outside a convenience store after being suspected of paying with a counterfeit bill. A sign rests next to a candle in New York after the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of killing George Floyd on Tuesday. The retelling of the chaos and triumphant prosecution of Chauvin for second. OUTCOME: Chauvin pleaded guilty to one count of violating Floyds civil rights. Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd on Tuesday, the conclusion of a closely watched trial that came nearly a year after Floyd’s killing. It would come out in trial that Chauvin held a cuffed Floyd for even longer than that more than nine minutes. With that, both sides finished presenting their cases. Cahill reminded the jurors they will be sequestered starting Monday, and said: "If I were you, I would plan for long and hope for short."Ĭhauvin is on trial on charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in connection with the May 25, 2020, death of Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man.įloyd died after Chauvin, who is white, pressed a knee on the back of his neck and back for about nine minutes as two other officers held him face down on the pavement while he was handcuffed. 15, 2021, Chauvin entered a guilty plea, waiving his right to a trial. Martin Tobin returned to the stand and testified that hospital tests showed Floyd's carbon monoxide level was at most two per cent, within the normal range. George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin On May 25, 2020, and a wave of social justice protests followed around the world as people came to terms with the vicious. Duration 2:54 Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the killing of George Floyd, says he won't testify at the trial.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |