Court in jury selection for #DerekChauvinTrial is back in session now, potential juror 54 about to get sworn in
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Juror 54 says the amount of “physical force” Chauvin used “seemed inappropriate” for the “kind of charge” Chauvin was called to the scene for. Tells Judge Cahill he is fairly entrenched in this view of the situation
“I could not say I could honestly be an impartial juror” - potential juror 54, who was just excused by Judge Cahill
Juror 55 getting seated to be sworn in now
Juror #55 will be serving on the jury. She mentioned some mild criticism of the Black Lives Matter movement but also shared an experience where said she was troubled by seeing four officers harass a lone unarmed man in a park
This brings us to a total of 9 jurors seated to the jury panel so far. #DerekChauvinTrial
Another juror (56?) is being sworn in by the judge now.
Juror 56 has been excused after telling Judge Cahill he “inadvertently” watched media coverage of the case
Court in #DerekChauvinTrial has now taken a lunch break; jury selection should resume around 1:30 PM central time
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