The MSR reached out to community members to get their response to the Derek Chauvin murder trial so far.
George Floyd
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Day 10 of Chauvin trial: restraint was more than Floyd’s heart could take, says medical examiner
Day 10 of the Derek Chauvin trial featured the much-anticipated testimony of Hennepin County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker.
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Day 9 of Chauvin trial: Floyd died of a ‘low level of oxygen’ not drugs, says expert
Day nine of the Derek Chauvin murder trial was a pivotal one for the prosecution.
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Morries Hall and the right not to incriminate yourself (Fifth Amendment)
Morries Hall, a potential witness in the Derek Chauvin trial, may not testify due to his Fifth Amendment rights, as he could potentially be prosecuted for drug-related charges.
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Day 8 of the Chauvin trial: defense claims Floyd resisted by crying out, ‘I can’t breathe’
Yet again, the defense showed that there is no line it will not cross to absolve Derek Chauvin of wrongdoing.
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Chief describes an MPD unrecognizable to many Mpls Blacks
‘People have been killed by the Minneapolis Police Department under very questionable circumstances…’
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Day 7 of Chauvin trial – police testimony continues
Higher-ups from the Minneapolis Police Department took the stand as the distancing of Minneapolis police from Chauvin continued.
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MPD Chief Arradondo: Chauvin didn’t respect George Floyd’s sanctity of life
The second week of the Derek Chauvin murder trial kicked off with the much-anticipated testimony of Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo.
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Chauvin proceedings serve as a kind of sinister propaganda
From the beginning, the defense’s motions appeared to be aimed at propagandizing those watching.
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Chauvin defense falls back on racist stereotypes
The defense cross-examination strategy seemed designed to goad Donald Williams into admitting he was angry. So what if he was?
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Prosecution ends first week of Chauvin trial on high note as officers cross ‘blue line’
The prosecution capped the first week of the Derek Chauvin murder trial with more impactful testimony from a veteran of the Minneapolis police force.
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Day 4 of Chauvin trial: prosecution beats defense to the punch
The prosecution beat the defense to the punch as they called George Floyd’s girlfriend Courtney Ross to the stand.
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Day 3 of Chauvin trial: ‘I don’t respect what you did’ says witness
Sixty-one-year-old Charles McMillan took the stand Wednesday and was overcome with grief.
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What we learned from Day 1 of the Derek Chauvin trial
‘This was not a split-second decision on Chauvin’s part. He did not fear for his safety. This was torture…’
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Prosecution: ‘Chauvin does not let up and he does not get up’
Many watching the trial see it as political and a referendum on police and police procedures, including Floyd family members and their attorney Ben Crump.
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Witness lists, cross-examinations, and ‘The Wire’
The state will call their first witness in the Chauvin case, with the order of witnesses being strategic and the defense being given notice of potential witnesses one week before trial.
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WATCH: Derek Chauvin Trial— opening statements
Opening statements have begun in the State vs. Derek Chauvin.
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Somali activism on the rise against police violence
The Somali community in the Twin Cities has become a more visible and viable force in the effort to push back against police violence.
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Race, intra-racial dynamics at play in Chauvin jury selection
‘Given the race and class dynamics of jury selection it would have been very difficult to seat a jury of working-class Black people.’
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More must be done to ensure diverse juries in Hennepin County
Although they are aware that Hennepin’s Black population is underrepresented in the jury pool, they have done no research on why that might be the case.