Floyd suffered from a heart severely compromised by hypertension and cardiac arrythmias. Nelson pinned much of his argument on the cause of death. It was a “rapidly evolving situation” where a routine arrest escalated to a deadly encounter with the police. He was under the influence of “speedballs,” an illegal pill found on his person and in his system, which is a combination of speed and fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid more potent than morphine. Officers had to struggle to get him into their squad car.
In dry tones without emotion, he attempted to sow the seeds of reasonable doubt in the minds of the jury. In presenting a preview of Chauvin’s case, defense attorney Eric Nelson made a reasoned argument. The burden of proof is on the prosecutor, and that burden never shifts. The kind of common sense the juror uses in his or her daily life. In our legal system, guilt in a criminal case must be established to the satisfaction of each juror beyond a reasonable doubt, not beyond all possible doubt, only beyond a reasonable doubt - the kind of doubt that would make you hesitate using common sense. What may be reasonable while the defendant is resisting may become unreasonable. Only use appropriate and necessary force only use force if the perpetrator is resisting arrest only use reasonable force necessary to overcome resistance. The standards for the use of force imposed on police are stern and familiar to every trained police officer. How many trained officers does it take to subdue an unarmed citizen? Using his left knee, Chauvin pinned Floyd’s neck to the ground. One officer pinned Floyd’s legs to the ground. The objective of the officers was to effect the arrest. His body appears flaccid his head twisted to one side. Floyd was defenseless, face down on the ground, handcuffed behind his back. Here, the tale of the tapes is familiar and damning. It had been unusual that a murder is recorded on videotape. If convicted, he could receive as much as 40 years in prison.
Will derek be found not guilty trial#
The opening statements in this trial ran true to form.Ĭhauvin is standing trial on three counts of intentional homicide in attempting to accomplish an arrest. Typically, they are matter of fact, and not emotional - just the facts, ma’am. They are merely meant to be presentations of counsel as to what they intend to prove. Essentially, all we have heard in the trial of police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd are the lawyers’ opening statements.
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