MINNEAPOLIS – Police officer Derek Chauvin’s fate went to 12 jurors to decide whether he acted reasonably in his use of force to restrain and subdue George Floyd last May during an arrest that ended with Floyd dead The case went to the jury just before 4 p.m. after 22 days of testimony, evidence and argumentation. The jurors deliberated four hours, until about 8 o’clock, at a hotel near the courthouse where they will be sequestered day and night until they come up with a verdict. The jurors have no deadline. If they can’t reach a verdict, the judge can declare a hung jury and the state could try to convict Chauvin all over again. The jury is comprised of three black men, including two who are immigrants; one black woman; two women who identify as multiracial; two white men; and four white women.
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GEORGE FLOYD MURDER TRIAL
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