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19 Apr, 5 tweets, 1 min read
Welcome to the #DerekChauvinTrial.

Right now, Judge Cahill is reading the jury instructions to the jury. After he reads the instructions, the attorneys will deliver their Closing Arguments.
The State is now beginning its Closing Arguments.
Steve Schleicher is doing the Closing Arguments on behalf of the State.
The State is beginning with photos of George Floyd as he was growing up. Photos of him with his daughter. The State is emphasizing the man that was George Floyd; not just the word, "victim".
"9 minutes, 29 seconds. 9 minutes, 29 seconds."

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Katie S. Phang Profile picture
19 Apr
The Defense has begun its Closing Arguments to the jury.
With Chauvin removing his face mask in, IMO, an attempt to humanize himself before the jury and the jury can see him as a man looking at prison.
Defense counsel has been spending a lot of time thus far going through the different burdens of proof.
Read 8 tweets
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19 Apr
"We trust the police. We believe the police. We believe they are going to help us." It is difficult to think otherwise.
"This case is not called: 'the State of Minnesota v. The Police.' It is 'the State of Minnesota v. Derek Chauvin.'"

"There's nothing worse for the good police than bad police."
"The Defendant is on trial for what he did, not for who he was. For what he did on that day for 9 minutes and 29 seconds. He didn't follow his hundreds of hours of training; he didn't follow his dept rules; he didn't give CPR; he just didn't do better."
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19 Apr
State: "There was no 'superhuman strength' that day. Just a man, crying out for his mom. A human being."
"His last words: 'please, I can't breathe' and he asked for help from 'Mr. Officer.'

But Mr. Officer did not help him."
"No compassion was shown on that day."

"George Floyd needed oxygen that day more than he needed compassion."
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17 Apr
“The former girlfriend first met Gaetz while she attended college in the Orlando area in 2017. Greenberg, who established contact with her on SeekingArrangement — a dating website that connects women with so-called sugar daddies — made the connection.” politico.com/states/florida…
“Soon after, she began dating Gaetz, although the relationship was not exclusive, friends said.
Gaetz later got her a job interning in the office of another Republican member of Congress.”
“Gaetz and the ex-girlfriend continued to date until well after the Bahamas trip in 2018. Friends said the two remained on good terms, although she was a source of friction between the lawmaker and Beshears. Beshears had apparently been taking her out on dates in Tallahassee.”
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15 Apr
It sounds like the Defense will rest its case this morning and the State will present a Rebuttal case.
The Court addresses some "newly discovered evidence" so let's see what this is about.
State's counsel, Mr. Blackwell, is addressing the Court about the new "evidence" from Dr. Fowler regarding the carbon monoxide claim. The State intends to re-call Dr. Tobin to rebut these claims.
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9 Apr
An issue this morning re. a juror, per pool reporters inside the courtroom (& these are not exact quotes):

Judge Cahill: “We’ve had some concerns expressed. I want to go over and see what the story is. Have you had any outside information about what’s going on in the trial?"
Judge: "Like other attorneys that have not appeared on TV, have you seen anyone?”

Juror (a white woman per pool rptr): “I did turn on the TV and saw a lawyer. I didn’t know who she was. I turned it off."

Judge: “Do you know what channel it was on?”
Juror: “No, I turned the TV on to watch a show I record. I noticed the courtroom, saw the lawyer, and turned it off."

Judge: “Do you have indication from family members about what’s going on in the trial?”

Juror: “No.”

Judge: “Anything from your mother-in-law texting?”
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