It's looking great. Chauvin walks, sprinkle the "Police Officer who murdered Jacob Blake is still on the force, threatening your communities" and bam, match stick on a gasoline soaked tire fire.
Sole expert on use of force for the defense: "no."
Cause and manner of death are established as Police subdual, restraint and compression.
Those are the two elements that matter. I think defense can beat murder 2, especially if Chauvin testifies. I haven't looked into the differences between murder 3 vs manslaughter 2 vs 3, but I don't see any way Chauvin walks. I think defense is trying to have him walk in 2 years.
Several of the witnesses describe Chauvin as using normal prone handcuff technique. The restraint was described by the states own witness as 'not unapproved' (vs unapproved or forbidden).
Also the cause of death was not police subdual, restraint, and compression. The cause of death is cardio pulmonary arrest (heart stopped). The subdual and compression comes from three officers (not just Chauvin), and is listed as a complicating factor (not necessarily a causal factor or necessary condition for GF to die).
Note: GF is yelling he can't breathe before he is restrained at all. GFs heart had a 90% coronary artery blockage that can cause sudden death. GF had 216 systolic bp. Hypertensive crisis, drug use, resisting arrest, and severe coronary artery disease killed GF. If you watch the bodycam angle presented yesterday it shows the moment George Floyd begins to die from his coronary artery and failing heart, and that moment is the moment he says 'i can't breathe I'm going I'm going down'. From his tone I agree he is beginning to die. He is still upright against the back seat of the patrol car unrestrained, unsubdued, and uncompressed, but will have no pulse (PEA) and be having an anoxic seizure in four minutes.
Finally, the jury is falling asleep. The states case is so weak the odds it achieves a guilty verdict is less than 50-50 on the manslaughter charge and both murders are likely out the window (not even argued since day 3). The judge is chastising the prosecutor lawyers for buffoonery on a daily basis. If you're only watching media coverage of the trial you will have no idea what is going on--everything they've shown is sound bites and as a group theyre virtue signaling and pandering to violent black supporters. It is mildly out of control I honestly think they have no idea what is happening and are ill equipped to comprehend what is actually going on at trial.
Media has always been a circus but this is out of control with their obvious agenda.
Your comment reveals you haven't watched the key elements of the trial. Review Dr Baker's testimony, he's the guy who performed the autopsy and provided the information for the death certificate. He was questioned in excrutiating detail, and will dispel your notions on one of the two essential elements. He was 100% unflinching on this. No expert is going to overturn his findings, although defense did spend yesterday trying.
The other element isn't nearly so easy to summarize, but (so far) defense has been unable to touch prosecution's case for the use of force being unjustified. The only question is which charge characterizes it. I would think unintentional or negligent fits, while depraved mind does not.
You obviously missed yesterday's defense motion to dismiss for acquittal, that would be good to get caught up on. And it's brief. The Judge seems surprisingly fair, but without being able to listen in on sidebar or chambers he isn't "chastising for buffoonery."
Witnesses for the prosecution had a linear progression beginning with the cop's actions were ok until GF passed out or died, and ending with they were wrong as soon as they put him in the prone position, claiming he started in the side recovery position and should have been kept there; that it's designed for that purpose.
Hopefully the jury notices this. It reeks of dishonesty and underhandedness to me, but maybe lawyerpedes will point out it's just presenting a good case?
Notice that for the brief moment GF was on the ground before being put in the prone position, he kicked at Officers. Deciding not to use the hobble device is considered a "de-escalation of force," as was not shooting GF when he refused to show his hands. The irony is that if cops had escalated at either of these junctions nobody'd be fired, let alone charged.
It's looking great. Chauvin walks, sprinkle the "Police Officer who murdered Jacob Blake is still on the force, threatening your communities" and bam, match stick on a gasoline soaked tire fire.
How does it look good for Chauvin to walk?
Prosecutor: "was the use of force justified?"
Sole expert on use of force for the defense: "no."
Cause and manner of death are established as Police subdual, restraint and compression.
Those are the two elements that matter. I think defense can beat murder 2, especially if Chauvin testifies. I haven't looked into the differences between murder 3 vs manslaughter 2 vs 3, but I don't see any way Chauvin walks. I think defense is trying to have him walk in 2 years.
Several of the witnesses describe Chauvin as using normal prone handcuff technique. The restraint was described by the states own witness as 'not unapproved' (vs unapproved or forbidden).
Also the cause of death was not police subdual, restraint, and compression. The cause of death is cardio pulmonary arrest (heart stopped). The subdual and compression comes from three officers (not just Chauvin), and is listed as a complicating factor (not necessarily a causal factor or necessary condition for GF to die).
Note: GF is yelling he can't breathe before he is restrained at all. GFs heart had a 90% coronary artery blockage that can cause sudden death. GF had 216 systolic bp. Hypertensive crisis, drug use, resisting arrest, and severe coronary artery disease killed GF. If you watch the bodycam angle presented yesterday it shows the moment George Floyd begins to die from his coronary artery and failing heart, and that moment is the moment he says 'i can't breathe I'm going I'm going down'. From his tone I agree he is beginning to die. He is still upright against the back seat of the patrol car unrestrained, unsubdued, and uncompressed, but will have no pulse (PEA) and be having an anoxic seizure in four minutes.
Finally, the jury is falling asleep. The states case is so weak the odds it achieves a guilty verdict is less than 50-50 on the manslaughter charge and both murders are likely out the window (not even argued since day 3). The judge is chastising the prosecutor lawyers for buffoonery on a daily basis. If you're only watching media coverage of the trial you will have no idea what is going on--everything they've shown is sound bites and as a group theyre virtue signaling and pandering to violent black supporters. It is mildly out of control I honestly think they have no idea what is happening and are ill equipped to comprehend what is actually going on at trial.
Media has always been a circus but this is out of control with their obvious agenda.
Your comment reveals you haven't watched the key elements of the trial. Review Dr Baker's testimony, he's the guy who performed the autopsy and provided the information for the death certificate. He was questioned in excrutiating detail, and will dispel your notions on one of the two essential elements. He was 100% unflinching on this. No expert is going to overturn his findings, although defense did spend yesterday trying.
The other element isn't nearly so easy to summarize, but (so far) defense has been unable to touch prosecution's case for the use of force being unjustified. The only question is which charge characterizes it. I would think unintentional or negligent fits, while depraved mind does not.
You obviously missed yesterday's defense motion to dismiss for acquittal, that would be good to get caught up on. And it's brief. The Judge seems surprisingly fair, but without being able to listen in on sidebar or chambers he isn't "chastising for buffoonery."
Witnesses for the prosecution had a linear progression beginning with the cop's actions were ok until GF passed out or died, and ending with they were wrong as soon as they put him in the prone position, claiming he started in the side recovery position and should have been kept there; that it's designed for that purpose.
Hopefully the jury notices this. It reeks of dishonesty and underhandedness to me, but maybe lawyerpedes will point out it's just presenting a good case?
Notice that for the brief moment GF was on the ground before being put in the prone position, he kicked at Officers. Deciding not to use the hobble device is considered a "de-escalation of force," as was not shooting GF when he refused to show his hands. The irony is that if cops had escalated at either of these junctions nobody'd be fired, let alone charged.