Derek Chauvin Defense Statement. The officer, derek chauvin, who was later fired, now faces trial nearly a year after the death. Derek chauvin's lead defense attorney eric nelson played a video for the court on monday that appears to show his client was kneeling on george so, at least during some parts of the arrest, it is pretty clear that chauvin had his knee on his shoulder.
Derek chauvin's lawyers played a video of the george floyd arrest. The evidence, he says, is about more than 9 minutes of video. 'i t coulda been worse..
Minneapolis police chief medaria arradondo testified chauvin violated policy when he pinned george floyd's neck under his knee for more than nine testimony from minneapolis police chief medaria arradondo was another nail in the coffin for former minnesota police officer derek chauvin's.
Let's start with defense attorney eric nelson's opening statement. Here's chauvin on the right, with his defense lawyer eric nelson on the left, in a screen shot taken by minneapolis civil rights lawyer and activist nekima. Derek chauvin's lawyers played a video of the george floyd arrest. The defense in the derek chauvin murder trial began his opening statement by making it clear.