Recent News- Wk 14

Flowers and signs are placed at the foot of a mural showing George Floyd and the names of others who have died at the hands of policeIn, Verdict Reached in Ex-Officer’s Trial, talks about the trial of Derek Chavin. He was on trial for the murder of George Floyd that happened in May 2020. After 3 long weeks, that verdict came back that he was guilty on three charges of Second-Degree Unintentional Murder, Third-Degree Murder, and Second-Degree Manslaughter. The defense attorney for Chavin argued that the previous drug use of Floyd caused his death. But, multiple medical experts and a forensic pathologist disagreed with that claim and one said that if Floyd never interacted with the police he wouldn’t have died. Chavin’s sentence has not been decided yet.

 

Questions: -Do you feel like justice was serve?

– What do you think Derek Chavin’s sentence will be?

-If you were the Jury, what would the verdict be? Why?

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One Response

  1. whenrytkm says:

    I think his sentance will be prety long. I think the highest he can get is 40 years (don’t quote me on that). I believe he will get close to that.

    If I was on the Jury I would have found him guilty of all three charged because the evidence was abundant.

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