Did former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin act reasonably when he applied force on George Floyd? And did those actions, including his knee pressed in or around the neck of the 46-year-old Black man, play a significant role in his death?
These are the two main questions jurors will have to consider as they decide the legal fate of Chauvin, who was put on trial in Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis on charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of Floyd.
“If the prosecution can’t prove that
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