It is likely that multiple doctors will testify during the trial, as expert witnesses. The crowd of bystanders exercised a great deal of restraint by trying to reason with the officers, rather than getting physical.īoth the prosecution team and the defense alluded to the fact that there will likely be dueling medical expert testimony regarding the exact cause of death of Floyd.
Were it not for the bystander video the world might not know what really happened to Floyd. It is important to keep in mind that bystanders were attempting to stop the police from murdering a Black man in broad daylight. Two bystanders testified about what they witnessed and/or documented regarding Chauvin and the other three officers’ conduct who aided and abetted Chauvin. Defense counsel claimed that the behavior of the bystanders diverted the attention of the officers away from Floyd. Floyd’s neck for a grueling 9 minutes and 29 seconds.ĭuring opening statements, Chauvin’s defense team attempted to cast blame on bystanders who were present during the deadly encounter claiming that the crowd grew increasingly large and angry, and called officers bad names. The Chief will likely testify that Chauvin did not act in accordance with departmental training or protocols when he pressed his knee into Mr. The prosecution team has made clear that they plan to refute Chauvin’s assertion by calling Minneapolis Police Chief Arradondo to the stand.
In other words, his defense lawyers will argue that he was trained to subdue criminal suspects using the dangerous technique that he used on Floyd. This was torture, as evidenced by the smug look on Chauvin’s face at the time and the fact that he even appeared to bounce on Floyd’s neck as bystanders pleaded with him to release Floyd.Ĭhauvin’s defense team plans to present evidence that he acted within the scope of the training that he received through the Minneapolis Police Department. This was not a split-second decision on Chauvin’s part. During opening statements of the Derek Chauvin murder trial, the state prosecution team made clear that Chauvin actually kept his knee on Floyd’s neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds. It was previously believed that Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into George Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds.
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