Derek Chauvin trial megathread (SENTENCED TO 22.5 YEARS IN PRISON)

[SteveRogers]

Anyone worried about a mistrial here?

For cases like this it shows that there needs to be the option of a supermajority verdict if an absolute verdict can't be reached.

No thanks

[SteveRogers]

I'm not ruling out an immediate hung jury, simply because in a case like this, a deadlocked jury could get violent very quickly. But I don't think so. You're not getting that video out of people's minds. Everyone watched him murder Floyd slowly on camera. Everyone saw the look on his face. If they managed to avoid getting a hardcore racist on the jury, he's guilty as hell.

They have a verdict, so it’s not a hung jury.

[SteveRogers]

By the way, for information's sake.
Minnesota has a 5% Black CVAP population and the jury was picked from all around Minnesota.
The jury of 12 has 4 black jurors and a few mixed race.
The odds of there being 4 or more black jurors is 0.2% assuming pure random selection from Minnesota citizens of voting age.

Except the jurors were actually picked from Hennepin County which has a 14% black population.

[SteveRogers]

Sounds like sentencing is in 8 weeks.

[SteveRogers]

He goes directly to jail now, right?
Even before the sentencing court event/date?

Yep. Judge revoked his bond and remanded him into custody.

[SteveRogers]

3rd degree murder isn't gonna hold up, the Defense is gonna do everything in their power to make only the Manslaughter charge stick so he can get on 5/10 yrs in Prison, that's the best thing the Defense can hope for

They're not gonna get off scott free

On what legal grounds would the murder convictions be reversed but not manslaughter?

[SteveRogers]

It really doesn't matter due to an appeal, he will get at Least 10 and not more than 40 and that's on Appeal

Defense is challenging 3rd Degree murder and Appeal judges will reduce his sentence due to fact Floyd contributed to his own demise

That’s not how appeals work.