Jurors Have The Case In Chauvin Trial; Prosecutors Ended With Call For Common Sense
Prosecutor Jerry Blackwell said what happened to George Floyd last May was "so simple that a child could understand it." Blackwell quoted a 9-year-old witness who said, "Get off of him."
by Merrit Kennedy
Apr 19, 2021
4 minutes
Updated April 19, 2021 at 5:40 PM ET
The prosecution and defense, in closing arguments, accused each other of misleading the jury in the trial of Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd.
Prosecutor Jerry Blackwell had the last word, telling jurors, "the largest departure from the truth" was that "Mr. Floyd died because his heart was too big."
"And now having seen all the evidence and having heard on the evidence, you know the truth, and the truth of the matter is that the reason George Floyd is dead is because Mr. Chauvin's heart was too small," he said.
Blackwell's methodical dissection of the defense
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