The Death of George Floyd Murder Trial, Pt 5: Opening Statements

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🗓️ 1 April 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Just 10 months after George Floyd died in a confrontation with four Minneapolis Police officers, the first of those officers, Derek Chauvin, is facing a jury, charged with his murder. Opening statements have happened and we have the full Court TV analysis of both the prosecution’s and the defense. Host Vinnie Politan and Michael Ayala will discuss what was learned, what surprised them and where they think the trial will go next. Get the latest updates on CourtTV.com and catch Vinnie and the entire team live weeknights 8-11pm on Closing Arguments. To see the prosecution’s opening statement, click here. To see the defense’s opening statement, click here.

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0:00.0	The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are simply that.
0:05.0	Opinions, all are presumed innocent until proven otherwise in a court of law.
0:09.0	Sensitive topics are discussed.
0:11.0	Discretion is advised.
0:13.4	On today's court TV podcast, after nearly two weeks of jury selection,
0:20.8	the guilt phase of the Derek Chauvin murder trial has begun with
0:24.2	opening statements giving us a clear picture of the strategies of the prosecution
0:28.7	and defense. Court TV's Michael Ayala joins me to break down what we've learned.
0:34.0	This is the Court TV Podcast with Vinny Polytan.
0:38.3	I'm Vinny Polytan. Welcome to the Court TV Podcast. Thank you so much for
0:45.5	downloading and listening and we are in the middle of the big one. Minnesota
0:51.0	versus Derek Chauvin, the man accused of murdering George Floyd.
0:55.0	And this is a case that's taken on a life of its own. We know the impact that the death of George Floyd has had.
1:01.0	Well now it's time to figure out what it all means inside a courtroom
1:04.5	as our system of justice takes a look at it and a jury of 12 people will decide
1:10.7	whether or not Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd.
1:13.7	And Court TV of course giving you gavel to gavel coverage of this.
1:17.6	So in this podcast, we really want to take a deep dive into the opening statements.
1:21.2	Because opening statements are really the
1:22.8	the roadmap for the entire trial. This is where the attorneys for both
1:26.6	sides will lay out what they believe the evidence will show in the case and
1:30.3	we got a few surprises during opening statements and got a feel and a flavor for who the attorneys are that will be trying this case and will be the voice for either side.
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