Chauvin character witness trial#
That concludes our live coverage of the Chauvin trial for today. The prosecution asked Creighton questions that indicated Floyd was not suffering from any medical distress during this incident, even though he resisted. Nelson tried establishing that Floyd was resisting officers’ orders during Creighton’s arrest. Nelson asked Creighton about Floyd’s demeanor during his arrest.
Chang stated that the crowd “ was becoming more loud and aggressive” and that he had safety concerns for the police. Nelson tried to prove that this crowd presented a threat to police.
He asked Chang-who came to the arrest scene-about onlookers. Nelson called Minneapolis park police officer Peter Chang to testify.During cross-examination, Hill told prosecutors that Floyd didn’t show any signs of heart or breathing problems prior to his arrest. Hill was cut off from continuing her statement, but her comment explaining Floyd’s fatigue was clearly audible. She testified “ He already told me in the store that he was tired because he had been working-”. Hill’s testimony didn’t appear to help Nelson that much.Nelson’s defense is rooted in the premise that Floyd’s drug use and heart problems caused his death, not police restraint. Nelson, who called Hill to testify, asked her these questions to establish that Floyd was had taken sleep-inducing opioids. When she woke Floyd, he would fall asleep again. Hill stated that he began falling asleep when they got into the car. Shawanda Hill, who was with Floyd in the car prior to his arrest, testified that he was alert when she saw him at Cup Foods, the shop where he was accused of using a counterfeit $20 bill.Instead, Brodd said it “could” cause pain. When the prosecution asked Brodd whether it’s “unlikely that orienting yourself on top of a person on the pavement, with both legs, is unlikely to produce pain”, he didn’t seem all that forthcoming. Brodd had actually claimed that “maintaining of the prone control, to me, is not a use-of-force” but said it “could” be a use-of-force it it caused pain. The prosecution worked hard to undermine Brodd’s claims about Chauvin’s use-of-force and potential dangers from the crowd.When Nelson asked Brodd whether he had an opinion about Chauvin’s behavior, Brodd stated: “ I felt that Derek Chauvin was justified” and acted reasonably under “current standards of law enforcement.” He has maintained that the onlookers watching Floyd’s arrest were aggressive, and distracted officers. Nelson has argued that “reasonable” use-of-force shifts significantly depending on the specifics of a situation. Brodd is a former police officer and longtime use-of-force expert. Chauvin’s attorney called Barry Brodd to the stand.Here are some notable moments from today’s proceedings: Floyd, who was subdued, prone against the pavement, died.Ĭhauvin entered not guilty pleas to these charges. He pressed his knee against the neck of Floyd, who is Black, for more than nine minutes. He is on trial facing charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter, in George Floyd’s death during an arrest on. They included police officers, emergency medical personnel, one of Floyd’s companions on the day of his arrest, and a use-of-force expert.Ĭhauvin is a white former officer for the Minneapolis police department. The 12th day of testimony in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial has ended.Ĭhauvin’s lawyer, Eric Nelson, started to call defense witnesses. 22.57 BST Day 12 of Derek Chauvin trial testimony concludes
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