Ex-cop Derek Chauvin convicted of all charges in George Floyd's death [View all]
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Source: CBS News
Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday on all counts in the death of George Floyd in a case that sparked worldwide protests and a reckoning on race in the U.S. After about a day of deliberations, the jury found Chauvin guilty of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Judge Peter Cahill read the verdict at the heavily secured Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis, where the trial began last month. A cheer could be heard from the crowd of peaceful protesters that had gathered outside. Chauvin showed little reaction after the verdict was announced. Judge Cahill announced his bail had been revoked and Chauvin was led away in handcuffs.
The jury — made up of six White people, four Black people and two multiracial people — heard 13 days of sometimes emotional testimony. Judge Cahill sent the jurors to begin deliberations after attorneys on both sides concluded lengthy closing arguments Monday. The jury has been sequestered during deliberations, but was not sequestered during the earlier portion of the trial.
In his closing argument, prosecutor Steve Schleicher urged jurors to focus on the video showing Chauvin pressing his knee into Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes. "Believe your eyes," Schleicher said. "Unreasonable force, pinning him to the ground — that's what killed him. This was a homicide."
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The jury -- made up of six White people, four Black people and two biracial people -- heard 13 days of sometimes emotional testimony at the heavily secured Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis. Judge Peter Cahill sent the jurors to begin deliberations after attorneys on both sides concluded lengthy closing arguments Monday. The jury has been sequestered during deliberations, but was not sequestered during the earlier portion of the trial.
In his closing argument, prosecutor Steve Schleicher urged jurors to focus on the video showing Chauvin pressing his knee into Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes. "Believe your eyes," Schleicher said. "Unreasonable force, pinning him to the ground -- that's what killed him. This was a homicide." Schleicher said Chauvin showed "indifference" to Floyd's pleas for help and continued restraining the man even after he was unresponsive, ignoring the bystanders who were urging him to ease up.
"This case is exactly what you thought when you first saw it -- when you first saw the video," he said. "It's exactly that. It's exactly what you saw with your eyes. It's exactly what you knew. It's exactly what you felt in your gut. It's what you now know in your heart. This wasn't policing, this was murder."
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- Derek Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder
- Verdict reached in Derek Chauvin trial (- GUILTY count 1, count 2, count 3)
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2nd degree manslaughter: guilty #DerekChauvinTrial
5:07 PM · Apr 20, 2021
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Third degree murder: guilty #DerekChauvinTrial
5:07 PM · Apr 20, 2021
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Guilty on second degree murder #DerekChauvinTrial
5:06 PM · Apr 20, 2021
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JUST IN:
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Verdict is in.
3:33 PM · Apr 20, 2021
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