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Apr 22, 2021 · Derek Chauvin faces long odds persuading an appeals court to overturn his murder conviction in the death of George Floyd, according to criminal-law practitioners, who say judges are generally...
- Trial for Three Other Officers
Derek Chauvin’s conviction Tuesday on counts of murder and...
- Chauvin Faces Tough Odds for Lenient Sentencing, Legal Experts Say
Derek Chauvin will face an uphill battle arguing for a...
- Minneapolis Remains Boarded Up
Minneapolis Remains Boarded Up - Derek Chauvin Guilty...
- Federal Civil Rights Probe
Federal Civil Rights Probe - Derek Chauvin Guilty Verdict...
- Why Can The Jury Convict on Multiple Charges
Derek Chauvin was charged with second-degree murder,...
- Chauvin's Avenue to a Winning Appeal Likely Narrow
Derek Chauvin faces long odds persuading an appeals court to...
- In New York, March Against Police Violence Follows Verdict
A crowd of more than 100 people marched from Times Square to...
- George Floyd's Family Describes Hearing Verdict in Derek Chauvin Trial
MINNEAPOLIS—George Floyd’s brother Philonise said three...
- Trial for Three Other Officers
- The Video
- The Prosecution Team
- The Witnesses
- The Future For Police Accountability
The 9-minute and 29-second videoof Chauvin pressing his knee into Floyd’s neck became a signature piece of evidence in the trial. In police-involved killings where there is video evidence, the footage is often blurry, showing frantic or quick movements, or an obstructed view, said Andrea Headley, an assistant professor who specializes in criminal j...
Experts said the prosecution used the video footage and witness testimony effectively during the trial. Even with the amount of video, the odds were still stacked against the prosecution given the low conviction rates for officers, said Hassan Aden, former chief of police for the Greenville Police Department in North Carolina who has served as a mo...
Prosecutors presented a range of testimony, including emotional eye witnesses, first responders, medical experts and current members of the Minneapolis Police Department. The defense team also called eye witnesses and medical experts in its attempt to claim that Floyd resisted arrest and that carbon monoxide exposure, a tumor in Floyd’s lower abdom...
Criminal justice experts noted the significance of the Chauvin trial verdict, both in terms of the difficulty in prosecuting police and what this outcome means for the families of victims and members of communities that are disproportionately affected by police use of force. “I think that the world can breathe now, because they all stood behind Geo...
Apr 20, 2021 · The jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all the counts he faced over the death of George Floyd. The trial has been one of the most closely watched cases in...
- Laurel Wamsley
Mar 29, 2021 · Derek Chauvin's trial on murder charges will see several significant battles over how essential facts in the case are interpreted, the former Minneapolis police officer's defense attorney,...
Jun 26, 2021 · Derek Chauvin found guilty of all three charges for killing George Floyd. The guilty verdict on all three charges against Chauvin came nearly a year after he impassively kneeled on the neck and...
Jul 7, 2022 · The Justice Department announced today that former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, 46, was sentenced to serve 252 months in prison with credit for time served for depriving George Floyd Jr. and a then-14-year-old child of their constitutional rights.
