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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.
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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.
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Chauvin defense witness is named in a federal wrongful death lawsuit

Dr. David Fowler was a chief medical examiner in Maryland at the time Anton Black died in a manner his family says is similar to what happened to George Floyd.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.