THATS A WRAP! Powerful Closing Arguments From Chauvin Defense Attorney Could Sway The Jury


Derek Chauvin’s defense attorney believes his client’s actions as a police officer were reasonable on the day in question if you take into account the full scope of George Floyd’s arrest instead of just the 9 minutes and 29 seconds the officer’s knee was on Floyd’s neck.

That’s what attorney Eric Nelson focused on during his closing argument for Chauvin. He said people need to take into account the 17 minutes that led up to the part of the arrest that he claims the prosecution is unfairly focusing on.

Nelson claimed that his client used all of his training and instincts as a police officer to respond to the situation appropriately and argued that Chauvin’s use of force on Floyd was totally justified.

There is also the difficulty of defining the rules regarding “use of force,” so Nelson told the jury it would be hard to analyze Chauvin’s actions, which, against, can not be limited to 9 minutes.

Nelson urged the jury to examine the case from the point of view of a police officer who is only human and therefore “capable of making mistakes in highly stressful situations.”

“In this case,” he added, “the totality of the circumstances that were known to a reasonable police officer in the precise moment the force was used demonstrates that this was an authorized use of force, as unattractive as it may be.”

Nelson’s closing arguments lasted for more than 2 hours during which Chauvin took off his mask for a long period of time for unknown reasons. The judge then finally let the jury break for lunch.

Earlier in the day, the prosecution gave their closing arguments stating that Chauvin “had to know” he killed Floyd and claimed it was not an accident.

Now that closing arguments have come to a close the jury will start deliberations. Judge Cahill reiterated instructions and the jury will be sequestered until they are able to reach a verdict.

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