The defense attorney said the failure of the prosecution to acknowledge that medical problems or drugs played a role “defies medical science and it defies common sense and reason.”ĭuring the prosecution's argument, Schleicher replayed portions of the bystander video and other footage as he dismissed certain defense theories about Floyd's death as “nonsense." He said Chauvin killed Floyd by constricting his breathing. Fentanyl and methamphetamine were found in Floyd’s system. Nelson also showed the jury pictures of pills found in Floyd’s SUV and pill remnants discovered in the squad car. “A reasonable police officer understands the intensity of the struggle,” Nelson said, noting that Chauvin’s body camera and badge were knocked off his chest. The prosecution and defense made their opening arguments on Monday morning.
MORE The Hennepin County Government Center is pictured on the third day of jury selection in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on March 11. The defense attorney also pointed out that the first two officers on the scene were rookies and that police had been told that Floyd might be on drugs. Derek Chauvin Betrayed This Badge Bill Chappell, Vanessa Romo Mar. Nelson noted that officers who first went to the corner store where Floyd allegedly passed a counterfeit $20 bill were struggling with Floyd when Chauvin arrived as backup. Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck for over nine minutes while Floyd was handcuffed and lying face-down in a street. Floyd had been arrested on suspicion of using a counterfeit 20 bill. city of Minneapolis by Derek Chauvin, a 44-year-old white police officer. Under the law, police have certain latitude to use force, and their actions are supposed to be judged according to what a “reasonable officer” in the same situation would have done. On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was murdered in the U.S. “In fact, a child did understand it, when the 9-year-old girl said, ‘Get off of him,’” Blackwell said, referring to a young witness who objected to what she saw. The prosecutor, who is Black, said the questions about the use of force and cause of death are “so simple that a child can understand it.”
Prosecutor Jerry Blackwell had the final word Monday, offering the state's rebuttal argument. About 300 protesters marched in the streets outside the courthouse shortly after the jury got the case, lining up behind a banner reading, “Justice 4 George Floyd & all stolen lives.
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