Posted on 05/04/2021 3:05:57 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
Attorney Eric Nelson has filed a motion for a new trial for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd.
Nelson filed the motion on the grounds of juror misconduct, and that the court abused its discretion for failing to agree to the defense’s requests for a change of venue and sequestering the jury.
The filing comes in the midst of a controversy surrounding a photo of juror Brandon Mitchell at the March on Washington last August, which included speeches from George Floyd’s family members. He is seen wearing a T-shirt that says “Get Your Knee Off Our Necks.” In his juror questionnaire, Mitchell wrote that he had not attended any protests over police brutality. Mitchell told WCCO Monday that he was at the march in support of ramping up voter turnout for the 2020 presidential election.
“Either way, I was going to D.C. for this event, even if George Floyd was still alive,” Mitchell said.
On April 20, the jury in Chauvin’s trial found him guilty on all three counts of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
It took the jury roughly 10 hours of deliberation to reach their verdict, including about four hours on the first day and another six hours on the second day.
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Exactly so how would the alternate know?
Jurors face perjury if they mislead the court. This could be the chicken judges way out.
I’m guessing, if denied - it becomes his appeal.
With the way courts are these days, I dont think he will get it overturned. But I am praying they do. I will be laughing my ass off if it does.
Bunch of terrorists.
Her hands are HIDEOUS!
They must have interrupted her transformation back into humanoid (sorta) form as she came up out of The Swamp!
Creature Feature!
*evil grin*
If that is now the standard of justice in this country then you better pick up your rifle.
Is there enough left of Minneapolis to burn again?
Yep. They’re rebuilding it as fast as they can.
The suburbs are next.
“Exactly so how would the alternate know?”
According to this article: https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/04/alternate-juror-in-derek-chauvin-trial-i-did-not-want-to-go-through-rioting-and-destruction-again/, her statements are based on her opinions plus suppositions/assumptions about other jurors, then she is stating like those are established fact so the media can continue to manipulate the public.
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