George Floyd

The jurors who sat quietly off-camera through three weeks of draining testimony in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial in George Floyd’s death moved into the spotlight Tuesday, still out of sight but now in control of verdicts awaited by a skittish city.

The judge overseeing the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer in the death of George Floyd says recent comments by U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters are “abhorrent” and says they could lead to a verdict being appealed and overturned

The 12 jurors who will deliberate on charges against Derek Chauvin have three counts to consider as they weigh whether he is responsible for the death of George Floyd

Attorneys in the trial of former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin over the death of George Floyd are making their closing arguments Monday.

Derek Chauvin’s defense attorney asked for a mistrial Monday over Rep. Maxine Waters’ comments about the trial, arguing the comments had prejudiced the jury. Judge Peter Cahill denied the motion but called Waters’ comments “abhorrent.”

A jury verdict is expected soon in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, accused in the death of George Floyd.

On the last day of Derek Chauvin’s murder trial for George Floyd’s death, prosecutor Steve Schleicher and defense attorney Eric Nelson made their closing arguments.

The jury in the Derek Chauvin trial should get the case Monday after closing arguments. And they will need to be unanimous to find Chauvin guilty on the charges. The more time passes with no verdict, the more likely there could be a hung jury, attorney Michael Starr Hopkins tells LX News.

The case is expected to head to the jury Monday after closing arguments. Here’s a look back at some of the most compelling moments of the trial.

The defense rested and Derek Chauvin decided not to testify. When could a verdict come in the trial? MSNBC/NBC News legal expert Katie Phang says she could see one as soon as next week.

The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in George Floyd’s death won’t testify in his own defense

The defense at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd rested its case Thursday without putting Chauvin on the stand, presenting a total of two days of testimony to the prosecution’s two weeks. Closing arguments are set to begin Monday morning, after which the jury will get the case.

In a rare courtroom moment Thursday, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin took off his face mask to inform the judge that he would not testify in his own murder trial. “I will invoke my Fifth Amendment privilege today,” Chauvin said.

Derek Chauvin’s defense brought in former Maryland chief medical examiner David Fowler to mention possible causes of George Floyd’s death other than Chauvin’s restraint on his neck. Prosecutors were able to poke holes in some of those arguments, outside defense attorney Lakai Vinson explains.

George Floyd died of a sudden heart rhythm problem due to his heart disease while being restrained by police, a retired forensic pathologist testified for the defense Wednesday at former Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial, contradicting several experts who said Floyd succumbed to a lack of oxygen.

Dr. David Fowler, an expert witness called by the defense Wednesday at the murder trial of former officer Derek Chauvin, cited heart disease, drug use and possible carbon monoxide poisoning as contributing factors in George Floyd’s death.

Former Officer Derek Chauvin was justified in pinning George Floyd to the ground because he kept struggling, a use-of-force expert testified for the defense Tuesday, contradicting a parade of authorities from both inside and outside the Minneapolis Police Department. Taking the stand at Chauvin’s murder trial, Barry Brodd, a former Santa Rosa, California, officer, stoutly defended Chauvin’s actions, even as a prosecutor pounded...

Former police officer and use of force expert Barry Brodd testified during the trial of Derek Chauvin on Tuesday. “I felt Derek Chauvin was justified, was acting with objective reasonableness following Minneapolis Police Department policy,” Brodd said.’’

Alexis Ohanian recalls being found by an officer drunk and high asleep in his car in college, an incident which ended without serious consequences for him.