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The Dershow

Are they Overcharging Chauvin?

The Dershow

Alan Dershowitz | Kast Media

News, Politics

4.41.9K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Are Keith Ellison's 2nd and 3rd degree murder charges for Derek Chauvin over charging?

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0:00.0

Derek Chauvin has been charged with three very serious crimes.

0:05.4

Second degree murder, third degree murder,

0:08.2

and second degree manslaughter for his role

0:11.4

in the death of George Floyd.

0:12.8

You'll hear from me in this seminar on criminal law

0:17.7

why second degree and third degree murder

0:20.5

does not seem to be applicable in this case

0:23.5

and why the only charge that seems applicable

0:27.4

to the facts of this case is second degree manslaughter.

0:31.6

So in other words, we may see acquittals on the murder charge

0:37.5

and possibly a conviction on the manslaughter charge.

0:40.7

How will the public react to that?

0:42.7

We'll hear on the version.

0:44.1

Today we're going to be doing a law school type seminar,

0:51.1

a rigorous analysis of the case against Derek Chauvin.

0:55.7

You'll remember who Derek Chauvin is.

0:57.8

He is the man who was accused of murdering George Floyd.

1:02.5

His trial is about to begin, jurors are being selected,

1:07.5

and just the other day the Attorney General of Minnesota,

1:11.5

Keith Ellison, a man with a very, very sorted background

1:16.2

of racial bigotry himself,

1:18.4

having been an admirer and supporter and booster

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