The jury found Derek Chauvin guilty on three murder counts related to the killing of George Floyd in May 2020.
The jurors reached the verdict on Tuesday afternoon, following ten hours of deliberation. Chauvin, a former Minneapolis Police Department officer, was indicted on three counts related to Floyd’s death, which sparked protests around the country against police brutality and racial injustice.
The counts on which Chauvin was convicted were second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
On Friday, Chauvin declined to testify on his own behalf under his Fifth Amendment rights.
The city of Minneapolis had braced for civil unrest, depending on the verdict. The police killing of Daunte Wright in nearby Brooklyn Center has already elevated tensions.
Here we we go, folks…
Fingers crossed.
Returning a verdict this quickly doesn’t look good for the accused.
Good lord but that was fast. It means things were clear cut for jury and the jurors all saw it the same way.
A verdict this fast in a trial like this should be a good sign for a conviction. But I’m not putting any money on it.
I am cautiously optimistic since they only deliberated for 11 hours.
And there’s this:
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