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carlson1 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 11:25 pm Testimony is ending or the State’s through calling witnesses? Is the defense not calling witnesses?

I believe the State is expected to rest sometime today. Then the defense will probably move for a directed verdict based on the prosecution not making their case beyond a reasonable doubt (and considering all the conflicting testimony by the state's own witnesses, they certainly have not done that). This will get denied because of political pressure, of course. And then the defense gets to put their witnesses on and that is expected to end Friday or possibly Thursday. The jury has already been told to bring an overnight bag on Monday because they'll immediately go into sequestration for deliberations.

parabelum wrote: ↑Wed Apr 07, 2021 12:07 amOne, Derek, had his knee pressed on Floyd’s neck.

Killadocg23 wrote:He is on THE ground no need to keep your Knee on his neck for 9 mins.

Except that according to the state's expert use of force witness, MPD Lieutenant Johnny Mercil, Chauvin was NOT kneeling on Floyd's neck.

From: https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/04/c ... osecution/

It was at this point that Nelson showed Mercil a series of photographs captured from the body worn camera of Officer Lane, and showing Chauvin’s knee on Floyd from the angle down Floyd’s proned body.

Photo 1: Where’s Chauvin’s leg in this image? On Floyd’s neck? Or on his shoulder blades and back. Mercil: Shoulder blades and back.

And in photo 2? Same. Photo 3? Same. Photo 4? Same.

This, of course, fundamentally undercuts the prosecution’s narrative of guilt that it was Chauvin’s knee on Floyd’s neck that killed Floyd.

I'm not saying that the officer might not have made some mistakes, but can we please stop repeating the lie that he was kneeling on Floyd's neck?