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Chauvin Trial Day 7 – Where is Cause of Death Beyond a Reasonable Doubt? Arguing Floyd Died of Asphyxiation Just Means Fentanyl Killed Him
Legal Insurrection ^ | 4/6/21 | Andrew Branca

Posted on 04/06/2021 7:10:38 PM PDT by Az Joe

This defense lawyer guy does a great wrap up after each day's testimony.

He leans pro-defense but is fair.

You have to lean pro-defense in this sham trial.

https://legalinsurrection.com/


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KEYWORDS: chauvin; floyd; trial
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1 posted on 04/06/2021 7:10:38 PM PDT by Az Joe
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To: Az Joe

https://www.startribune.com/outside-expert-testifies-about-numerous-signs-that-george-floyd-was-no-longer-resisting/600042695/?refresh=true

Good, fair coverage of the trial. No paywall.
Very impressed with their fairness.


2 posted on 04/06/2021 7:12:43 PM PDT by mrsmith (US MEDIA: " Every 'White' cop is a criminal! And all the 'non-white' criminals saints!")
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To: Az Joe

The cop killed him.


3 posted on 04/06/2021 7:19:54 PM PDT by rexthecat (nks!)
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To: Az Joe

Bump for this. Andrew Branca’s summaries on this trial are excellent. I recommend bookmarking his page at LI and checking it daily during the trial, if you want to follow it closely but in minimal time.

https://legalinsurrection.com/author/law-of-self-defense/

Scroll past his bio and you’ll get his posts in reverse chronological order (most recent first). Which will basically be Chauvin trial posts for now.


4 posted on 04/06/2021 7:29:13 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Az Joe

It doesn’t matter how good a job the defense does. He’s going to be convicted.


5 posted on 04/06/2021 7:30:08 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (Freep mail me if you want to be on my Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Ping List )
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To: rexthecat

If by cop you mean fentanyl and meth, then yes.


6 posted on 04/06/2021 7:30:19 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Az Joe

There shouldn’t even be a trial . All the evidence proves innocence, same as in the George Zimmerman case. Prosecutors are politicians, either afraid of the lynch mob or members of it.


7 posted on 04/06/2021 7:31:29 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Az Joe

There shouldn’t even be a trial . All the evidence proves innocence, same as in the George Zimmerman case. Prosecutors are politicians, either afraid of the lynch mob or members of it.


8 posted on 04/06/2021 7:31:31 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: rexthecat
The cop killed him.

You got you matches and gas ready bucko?

9 posted on 04/06/2021 7:31:54 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Beowulf9

I said at the time it went down the cops involved would be overcharged and the would walk. I may be right.


10 posted on 04/06/2021 7:33:17 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Beowulf9

The DA may have had a shot at manslaughter but murder? No way...


11 posted on 04/06/2021 7:34:07 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Az Joe

It’s been revealed as evidence that Floyd had enough Fentanyl in his system to kill SEVERAL healthy people—-and he was not a healthy person.


12 posted on 04/06/2021 7:35:11 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: central_va

More like negligent homicide, but he will be convicted of murder.


13 posted on 04/06/2021 7:37:07 PM PDT by Husker24
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To: Az Joe

Talking about reality in this case is waste of time. Everyone has made up their own and they aren’t budging.


14 posted on 04/06/2021 7:49:02 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Any comment might be sarcasm, or not. It depends. Often I'm not sure either.)
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To: Husker24

Not negligent homicide. Floyd was recorded on body camera footage as saying “I can’t breathe BEFORE he was in custody & was being subdued. Moreover, the cop was following procedure right out of his police manual......and the ambulance as on its way BEFORE he kneeled on his neck—as he was taught to do. Negligent homicide requires intent , also. calling an ambulance , then following official procedure cannot either be called negligence in arresting a criminal who deserves to be arrested. Floyd was begging not to be arrested and sent to prison. That’s the call of prosecutors in courts, with judges and juries, not street cops, whose job it is to enforce the law and protect the innocent from the guilty criminals


15 posted on 04/06/2021 7:49:22 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Az Joe
IMO, the following is what the jury will give the most weight to, in returning a guilty verdict on one of the charges.

Transcript 4/5/'21 excerpt:

Chief Arradondo (MPD):
A conscious neck restraint by policy mentions light to moderate pressure. When I look at exhibit 17 [the image of Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck] and when I look at the facial expression of Mr. Floyd, that does not appear in any way, shape, or form that that is light to moderate pressure.

Prosecutor:
So is it your belief then that this particular form of restraint, if that's what we'll call it, in fact violates departmental policy?

Chief Arradondo:
I absolutely agree that violates our policy.

16 posted on 04/06/2021 8:18:55 PM PDT by PerConPat (A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground - Mencken)
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To: PerConPat

I wouldn’t make any predictions until after the defense puts on their case.


17 posted on 04/06/2021 8:25:14 PM PDT by StacyTracy
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To: StacyTracy

I understand your view...But I’m not on the jury, so I can indulge my notions.


18 posted on 04/06/2021 8:30:28 PM PDT by PerConPat (A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground - Mencken)
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To: Beowulf9

All this for 20 bucks! I mean we’re spending a heck of a lot more on this trial. A ticket was justifiable. Make it 100 bucks.


19 posted on 04/06/2021 9:03:21 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016 )
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To: Az Joe
So, if Officer Chauvin applied Moderate Pressure, even the high end of Moderate Pressure, he was within Dept. policy. Only if he applied Heavy Pressure did he exceed Use of Force policy.

But we don't know how many pounds per square inch defines the maximum Moderate Pressure that Officer Chauvin was permitted under policy guidelines.

That number should be defined and all LE Officers required to wear pressure-measurement pads on both knees.

20 posted on 04/06/2021 9:03:53 PM PDT by Thar U. Havit (Aye, Katie Scarlett, the only thing that lasts is the land!)
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