Derek Chauvin Defense Opening Statement. Defense attorney eric nelson makes his case for derek chauvin's acquittal. Judge peter cahill just heard a preliminary motion about what lawyers. Showing lieutenant mercil a picture of chauvin on top of floyd, nelson noted the lieutenant's previous statement that the image. Derek chauvin, the former minneapolis police officer facing murder charges in the death of george floyd, is introduced to potential jurors during jury the outlines of the ultimate defense that will be pitched to the jury by eric nelson, counsel for the fired cop who is charged with two counts of murder. The evidence, he says, is about more than 9 minutes of video. The evidence, he says, is about more than 9 minutes of video. You will see that his respiration gets shallower and shallower, and finally. Opening statements began march 29. Going by the words of attorney for derek chauvin, let's go through his opening statement by using reason and common sense.Minneapolis police medical trainer tells derek chauvin's trial that noisy crowd could have made it hard for him to hear george floyd struggling to breathe.
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