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2021-04-13 -War on Police-
Chauvin Trial - Day 11 Wrap
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[Legal Insurrection] Today the prosecution presented three of its final witnesses, as the state closes in on the end of its case in chief.

I’ll get to those witnesses in a moment but I don’t want to bury the lede, so here it is:

At the end of court today Judge Cahill informed the jury that they should expect testimony to end this week, and that they should arrive Monday ready for deliberations to begin-which means, bring an overnight bag, because once deliberations begin, sequestration of the jury begins.

Indeed, testimony may end prior to Friday—the judge informed the jury that the only reason he’s not going to plan on closing arguments happening on Friday is right after closing they need to be sequestered, and he doesn’t want to have to send the jury into sequestration for the weekend.

The obvious implication given that the state hasn’t yet quite concluded its case in chief? That the defense case in chief is expected to be no more than three days in duration.

That’s in contrast to roughly 11 days of the state’s case in chief.

So, we’re almost at the end of this rodeo, folks. I expect daily content on this trial from Law of Self Defense through the end of this week, then Monday we’ll start our traditional VERDICT WATCH! and of course we’ll share the final verdict—or mistrial—news with all of you as soon as we get it ourselves.
Posted by Mercutio 2021-04-13 06:17|| || Front Page|| [22 views ]  Top

#1 11 days for the state to make its case
vs only 3 days, max, for the defense to make its case.

15 lawyers for the state
1 lawyer for the defense

Trial venue: Minneapolis, surrounded by a violent rampaging mob screaming for the defendant to be drawn and quartered.

We no longer have rule of law in this country.
We are officially a third-world country now
Posted by Grampaw B. Hayes5062 2021-04-13 11:58||   2021-04-13 11:58|| Front Page Top

#2 Kangaroo justice system ensures more loss of trust in the judicial system.
Posted by NoMoreBS 2021-04-13 12:42||   2021-04-13 12:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Eventually we're just going to have to create our own justice system. To replace the fake justice kangaroo court 3rdworld system we have now
Posted by Jeremiah Omoluting4896 2021-04-13 12:45||   2021-04-13 12:45|| Front Page Top

#4  We no longer have rule of law in this country.

In my part of the country rule of law is just fine, Grampaw B. Hayes5062. Possibly in yours, too, depending on where you live. It’s only in very specific bits that they don’t — along with defunded policing and corrupt voting. The rest of the country is doing pretty well.
Posted by trailing wife 2021-04-13 13:17||   2021-04-13 13:17|| Front Page Top

#5 As far as conflicting opinions between yesterday's cardiologist and the previous ME witness. When I worked in hospital admin and had to attend Grand Rounds I was told to trust the pathologist because he saw all the screw-ups and knew what actually happened.
Posted by Mercutio 2021-04-13 13:48||   2021-04-13 13:48|| Front Page Top

#6 Wait... the Jury isn't sequestered now?
Do you make them walk thru the 'mostly peaceful' protesters which surround the courthouse with a huge 'Chauvin Juror' sign around their neck too?
What next, your going to hobble them so they can't run?
Posted by CrazyFool 2021-04-13 14:14||   2021-04-13 14:14|| Front Page Top

#7 The ME and the toxicology report indicate clearly that this douchebag died of a fentanyl OD.

At a minimum, the state has not come close to proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the bantamweight cop's knee on the back of the douchebag killed him

Complete and total farce
Posted by Ebbuque Prince of the Lutherans7774 2021-04-13 14:30||   2021-04-13 14:30|| Front Page Top

#8 It’s only in very specific bits that they don’t [have rule of law]

True. Just in Minneapolis.
And Portland.
Oh, and New York and Washington DC, too. And Seattle, and, come to think of it, Atlanta, Philadelphia and LA. Oh and Detroit, and...
Posted by Flinetle Spawn of the Veps9372 2021-04-13 14:34||   2021-04-13 14:34|| Front Page Top

#9 Remember what we were saying about the No-Go zones in France? Not to mention the Car-b-ques.
This is just the latest French fashion import.
Posted by CrazyFool 2021-04-13 14:56||   2021-04-13 14:56|| Front Page Top

#10 The "three days for the defense" thing is almost certainly the result of the judge asking Chauvin's counsel how long he'll need for his case and being told three days or less. I'm am just reading the occasional summary of the trial, but it would not shock me if the defense simply rested. Fun fact: Chauvin does not have to prove he's innocent.
Posted by Matt 2021-04-13 15:17||   2021-04-13 15:17|| Front Page Top

#11 Chauvin does not have to prove he's innocent.

In theory, yes.
Posted by Grampaw Angusoque2219 2021-04-13 15:22||   2021-04-13 15:22|| Front Page Top

#12 An interesting fact is that the judge empanelled four alternate jurors and hasn't had to use one. You could read that a lot of different ways, but one way is that the original twelve jurors are pretty committed to doing their duty.
Posted by Matt 2021-04-13 15:23||   2021-04-13 15:23|| Front Page Top

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