{"id":415446,"date":"2021-04-12T20:28:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T00:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=415446"},"modified":"2021-04-12T20:28:31","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T00:28:31","slug":"judge-in-chauvin-case-denies-motion-to-sequester-jurors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-in-chauvin-case-denies-motion-to-sequester-jurors\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge in Chauvin case denies motion to sequester jurors"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-in-chauvin-case-denies-motion-to-sequester-jurors%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=415446&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2397388\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2397388\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In this image from video, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill discussed motions before the court Monday, April 12, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. (Court TV via AP, Pool)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 5:23 PM PT \u2013 Monday, April 12, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The judge presiding over former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin\u2019s murder case refused a request to sequester the jury.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill said the move would be counterproductive to the case.<\/p>\n<p>Chauvin\u2019s defense team hoped to isolate jurors from public influence. Additionally, they wanted to ask jurors what they knew about the nearby shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, which occurred Sunday night.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2397389\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2397389\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2397389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1592.jpeg\" alt=\"In this image from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson questions Dr. Andrew Baker, Hennepin County Chief Medical Examiner, as Hennepin County Judge Peter&nbsp;Cahill presides Friday, April 9, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. (Court TV via AP, Pool)\" width=\"676\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1592.jpeg 676w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AP21099721059313-325x210.jpg 325w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AP21099721059313-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AP21099721059313.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2397389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In this image from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson questioned Dr. Andrew Baker, Hennepin County Chief Medical Examiner, as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presided Friday, April 9, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. (Court TV via AP, Pool)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The defense team fears several jurors have personal ties to the community where the shooting occurred, and it could sway their verdict.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand the argument from the defense that this now puts them even more ill at ease, but I think sequestering them would only aggravate that. \u2018Oh, I heard about the civil unrest and now the judge is putting us in the sequestration. There must be a greater threat to our security,&#8217;\u201d Judge Cahill stated. \u201cI think the better way is to just continue with the trial as we\u2019ve been going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Judge Cahill said jurors could be sequestered next Monday, while both parties give their closing arguments.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/biden-admin-to-scrap-police-commission\/\">Biden Admin. 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