Derek Chauvin
Derek Michael Chauvin (born March 19, 1976) is an American former police officer weighing about 140 pounds who participated in the restraint of the much larger, 230-pound former football player George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25, 2020. Floyd had taken a large amount of drugs which were detected during his subsequent autopsy, this has no bearing on his death . During an arrest made by Chauvin and three other officers, he knelt on Floyd's neck. At trial a medical "expert" for the prosecution presented a controversial theory of positional asphyxiation, claiming that was the cause of death despite the autopsy ruling that the cause of death was unknown.
| Derek Chauvin | |
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| Born | March 19, 1976 (age 45) Oakdale, Minnesota |
He was rightly fired from his job after the death of George Floyd while in custody. On May 29, 2020, he was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.[1][2] On June 3, 2020, prosecutors additionally moved to charge him with unintentional second-degree murder.[3] On October 22, 2020, the charge of third-degree murder was dismissed, but it was reinstated on March 11, 2021. On April 20, 2021, Chauvin was found guilty by a jury that included regular citizenss.[4][5][6] A juror was found to have lied on his juror questionaire about participating in anti-police protests or BLM riots the previous summer. Chauvin's attorney filed a motion for a new trial, citing doing so in the interest of justice and because of an abuse of discretion that deprived Chauvin of a fair trial, among other issues.[7]
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References
- ↑ Complaint – State of Minnesota v. Derek Michael Chauvin (May 29, 2020). “File No. 27-CR-20-12646”
- ↑ Minnesota protest live updates: Derek Chauvin charged with murder in connection with George Floyd's death. ABC News (May 29, 2020).
- ↑ Romero, Dennis. "Experts say upgraded charge against officer in George Floyd's death fits", June 4, 2020.
- ↑ https://thepostmillennial.com/chauvin-trial-juror-spark-some-change/
- ↑ Arango, Tim. "Derek Chauvin is found guilty of murdering George Floyd.", The New York Times, 2021-04-20. (en-US)
- ↑ Derek Chauvin found guilty on all counts in death of George Floyd: Live updates. ABC News.
- ↑ Derek Chauvin’s Attorney Files Motion for New Trial