The former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
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Biden administration weighing how to respond after verdict in Chauvin trial
Plans are still fluid with a possible presidential address being considered.
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Defense rests after Chauvin decides not to testify at his murder trial
Closing arguments are set to begin Monday, after which the racially diverse jury will begin its deliberations.
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Defense expert blames George Floyd’s death on heart trouble
The testimony contradicts prosecution experts who said the Black man succumbed to a lack of oxygen from the way he was pinned down by then-police Officer Derek Chauvin.
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Defense expert says Minneapolis officer was justified in pinning down George Floyd
A former Santa Rosa, California, police officer also appeared to endorse what prosecution witnesses have said is a common misconception: that if someone can talk, he or she can breathe.
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Through My Lens: Black mental health and the Derek Chauvin trial
The televised trial of Derek Chauvin is yet another mental anguish for the Black men in this country. The videos played during the court proceedings included George Floyd’s last minutes of his life as he struggled under Chauvin’s knee. Every Black American that gathered the courage to watch this trial felt the traumatizing fear and […]
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Defense set to take its turn in ex-officer’s trial in Floyd death
Derek Chauvin’s attorney is expected to have experts testify that it was George Floyd’s drug use and bad heart, not Chauvin’s actions, that killed him.
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For Black journalists, working Chauvin trial drains emotions
Reporters covering the trial may be susceptible to trauma tied to their own experiences or previous stories about encounters between police and Black people.
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Ex-officer’s trial in George Floyd’s death shows courtroom tactics
Some strategies and terms that have become part of Derek Chauvin’s trial are rare outside criminal courtrooms.
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Medical examiner blames police pressure on George Floyd’s neck for his death
Dr. Andrew Baker, who ruled the Black man’s death a homicide, took the stand at former Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial.