{"id":435801,"date":"2021-04-20T16:20:43","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T20:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=435801"},"modified":"2021-04-20T16:20:48","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T20:20:48","slug":"derek-chauvin-jury-reaches-verdict-after-short-deliberation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/derek-chauvin-jury-reaches-verdict-after-short-deliberation\/","title":{"rendered":"Derek Chauvin Jury Reaches Verdict After Short Deliberation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fderek-chauvin-jury-reaches-verdict-after-short-deliberation%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=435801&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-2987.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>The jury deciding the fate of former Minneapolis, Minnesota, police officer Derek Chauvin reached a verdict shortly after noon on Tuesday, according to an announcement from the Hennepin County court. The judge is expected to read the verdict around 4:30 pm.<\/p>\n<p>The jury considered three separate charges, \u201csecond-degree murder\u2014unintentional, while committing a felony; third-degree murder; and second-degree manslaughter,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/derek-chauvins-trial-is-over-heres-what-to-know-before-the-verdict-11618852907\">according to the Wall Street Journal<\/a>. The jury can convict Chauvin on any single charge or a combination of any of the three charges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe judge explained that third-degree murder requires proof Mr. Chauvin caused Mr. Floyd\u2019s death by committing an eminently dangerous act that was highly likely to cause death and showed a reckless disregard for human life. To convict Mr. Chauvin of second-degree manslaughter, the jurors would need to conclude that culpable negligence and reckless actions by Mr. Chauvin caused Mr. Floyd\u2019s death,\u201d per the WSJ.<\/p>\n<p>All of the charges, the WSJ noted, required prosecutors to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Chauvin caused the death of George Floyd, though none of the charges required that the jury find Chauvin intentionally killed Floyd when he knelt on Floyd\u2019s neck for nine minutes during an arrest last May.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the three-week trial, prosecutors have sought to prove that Mr. Chauvin, who is white, acted recklessly when he knelt on Mr. Floyd\u2019s neck for more than 9 minutes, killing him. The defense has countered that Mr. Chauvin was reasonably restraining Mr. Floyd when he died of a sudden heart attack fueled by clogged arteries and drugs,\u201d the WSJ reported Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Chauvin\u2019s defense moved, late Monday, for a mistrial, citing comments made by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) and others \u2014 comments defense attorney Eric Nelson said unfairly pressured the jury to come to a guilty verdict.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just don\u2019t know how this jury can really be\u2026 that they are free from the taint of this,\u201d Nelson said in his final plea. \u201cNow that we have U.S. representatives threatening acts in relation to this specific case. It\u2019s mind-boggling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Judge Peter Cahill suggested that Waters\u2019 comments could provide a path to appeal if Chauvin is convicted, he denied the request for a mistrial.<\/p>\n<p>Although the jury has been sequestered the verdict will not be public until it is read between 4:00 and 4:30 pm EST, legal experts typically suggest that a short jury deliberation time favors the prosecution, as it indicates that the jury did not struggle to reach a unanimous decision. The Chauvin jury, per reports, did not submit any questions to the court, nor did the jury request further review of evidence or testimony.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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