{"id":112809,"date":"2021-04-20T18:32:41","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T22:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=112809"},"modified":"2021-04-20T18:32:41","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T22:32:41","slug":"derek-chauvin-found-guilty-on-all-counts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=112809","title":{"rendered":"Derek Chauvin found guilty on all counts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Geoge Floyd handcuffed and lead away from his vehicle. (Sell It Media\/The Daily Mail)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Derek Chauvin was found guilty of the counts against him. They were second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. Prosecutors will be asking for an enhanced penalty during the sentencing.<\/p>\n

From the Post Millennial:<\/span><\/p>\n

The panel of jurors was made up of five men and seven women, with deliberation beginning Monday after three weeks of witness testimony. The jury deliberated for 10 hours.<\/p>\n

Video went viral last May of now-former police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd’s neck for over nine minutes while Floyd was handcuffed in a Minneapolis parking lot. Derek Chauvin and three other officers were fired days after the incident occurred. Floyd died on Monday, May 25. By Friday of that week protests and riots began, and lasted throughout the summer across the US.<\/p>\n

Chauvin’s lawyers had argued that the former police officer acted within reason during the arrest of George Floyd, claiming that Chauvin’s actions were in line with Minneapolis Police policies and that there was reasonable doubt as to whether or not Chauvin’s actions directly led to the death of Floyd. They said that the aggression Chauvin showed only came after Floyd had resisted arrest.<\/p>\n

The prosecution maintained that Chauvin acted with “cruelty and indifference,” causing Floyd’s death. Nearly 40 witnesses were called to the stand over three weeks. Chauvin was not one of those witnesses, as he and his attorneys determined that he should not take the stand, invoking his 5th amendment rights.<\/p>\n

Officers were called to the scene by a nearby shop employee who said Floyd was trying to pass a counterfeit bill.<\/p>\n

Chauvin had initially agreed to plead guilty to third-degree murder, though it was quashed by then-US attorney general William Barr who believed the plea would be seen as too lenient.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Jury’s findings are read in this video:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Former police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, guilty of third-degree murder and guilty of second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. pic.twitter.com\/25NoaKn2md<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) April 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n