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Chauvin Trial
No, Chicago police did not tweet ‘We are all Derek Chauvin’
Crime
Yes, the trial of 3 other officers charged in George Floyd’s death will be televised
The trial for the three other officers charged in George Floyd’s death, Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng, is scheduled to start in August.
Chauvin Trial
Three other officers facing trial for Floyd's death can receive different verdicts
The three other officers involved in Floyd’s death with Chauvin will be judged separately and could each receive different verdicts, despite sharing a joint trial.
Courts
The Chauvin trial jury has no deadline for the deliberation process
Jurors will be sequestered in a hotel during deliberation as they consider murder and manslaughter charges for Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd.
Courts
Chauvin trial outcomes: How a conviction, acquittal or mistrial are possible
Chauvin faces two murder charges and a manslaughter charge. The jury will determine a verdict on each charge separately — opening the door for a mix of outcomes.
Chauvin Trial
Derek Chauvin could still testify at his own trial
Chauvin is neither forced to testify nor prevented from testifying in his own trial, and can wait until the end to decide on doing so.
Chauvin Trial
Three Minneapolis officers at scene with Chauvin are charged in Floyd’s death
The three officers were originally to share a joint trial with Derek Chauvin, but the court split their trial from Chauvin’s to maintain COVID-19 precautions.
Chauvin Trial
George Floyd’s friends, family will speak in Chauvin trial as ‘spark of life’ witnesses
A sibling and an acquaintance will be allowed to discuss Floyd’s life because of a Minnesota doctrine designed to humanize victims to the jury.
Chauvin Trial
Two of Chauvin’s past use-of-force incidents can be used as evidence in trial
The judge is allowing the prosecution to offer two past incidents as evidence against Derek Chauvin in his trial, and denied requests to use six other incidents.
Chauvin Trial
The $27 million Floyd family settlement is not connected to the Chauvin trial
The court released several jurors from the Chauvin trial in an effort to keep the settlement from impacting the criminal case.
VERIFY
Is the Minneapolis police union paying for Derek Chauvin's defense?
The much larger Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association is footing the bill, not the local Minneapolis police union.
Chauvin Trial
Why Derek Chauvin isn’t wearing handcuffs in court during the jury trial
In Minnesota, it is less common to see a defendant in handcuffs than to see one without during a jury trial.
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