The best thing? Not having to worry about a pardon from the White House.
That could never have happened. These weren’t federal charges.
The best thing? Not having to worry about a pardon from the White House.
Bail revoked. He's going to the pokey.
I guess you have a low opinion of the jury selection process and other people in general.
I guess you have a low opinion of the jury selection process and other people in general.
The jury system is a very flawed system to obtain justice, which is why most developed countries either abandoned it outright or modified it heavily from its traditional form.
I guess you have a low opinion of the jury selection process and other people in general.
The jury system is a very flawed system to obtain justice, which is why most developed countries either abandoned it outright or modified it heavily from its traditional form.
"Vagina-drying".
I'm pretty sure Ben Shapiro does not have a duty to be sexually attractive to heterosexual women.
"Vagina-drying".
I'm pretty sure Ben Shapiro does not have a duty to be sexually attractive to heterosexual women.
No one said he does. Just that he is unsatisfying, which isn't the same thing.
"Vagina-drying".
I'm pretty sure Ben Shapiro does not have a duty to be sexually attractive to heterosexual women.
No one said he does. Just that he is unsatisfying, which isn't the same thing.
So The victim in this murder trial was also a victim of a very flawed system of justice ?I guess you have a low opinion of the jury selection process and other people in general.
The jury system is a very flawed system to obtain justice, which is why most developed countries either abandoned it outright or modified it heavily from its traditional form.
"Vagina-drying".
I'm pretty sure Ben Shapiro does not have a duty to be sexually attractive to heterosexual women.
"Vagina-drying".
I'm pretty sure Ben Shapiro does not have a duty to be sexually attractive to heterosexual women.
Just like your opinion on Trump impeachment, this is clueless.
So The victim in this murder trial was also a victim of a very flawed system of justice ?I guess you have a low opinion of the jury selection process and other people in general.
The jury system is a very flawed system to obtain justice, which is why most developed countries either abandoned it outright or modified it heavily from its traditional form.
I understand filing multiple charges in such cases but I’m not sure why/how one can be found culpable 3 times in the same death.
Don’t get me wrong: I’m glad they found him guilty. I just am not sure I understand the particulars of being found guilty of multiple counts of murder of the same individual.
I understand filing multiple charges in such cases but I’m not sure why/how one can be found culpable 3 times in the same death.
Don’t get me wrong: I’m glad they found him guilty. I just am not sure I understand the particulars of being found guilty of multiple counts of murder of the same individual.
I believe you only get sentenced based on the highest charge in a situation like this.
However, the multiple convictions are still relevant--if something happens down the line that tosses the highest charge the others remain.
Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of murdering George Floyd, or — more precisely — he's been found guilty of two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter.
But how can someone be convicted of both murder and manslaughter for the same killing?
Trial judge Peter Cahill's instructions to the jury demonstrate how the system works in Minnesota.
The former police officer faced three charges relating to his decision to pin George Floyd by the neck until he died:
It was open to the jury to convict Chauvin of all, some or none of the above because they were instructed by Judge Cahill to consider each charge as a "separate and distinct" offence.
- Unintentional second-degree murder
- Third-degree murder
- Second-degree manslaughter
...Each count he has been found guilty of carries its own maximum sentence.
But Minnesota's sentencing guidelines suggest far less as a starting point.
- Second-degree unintentional murder: 40 years
- Third-degree murder: 25 years
- Second-degree manslaughter: 10 years
They list a presumptive sentence of 150 months for each of the murder counts — or 12 years and six months — if a person has no prior criminal history.
But the state is expected to argue Chauvin should face a harsher sentence than the guidelines recommend, because of aggravating factors.
The sentencing guidelines also include a presumption that multiple sentences arising from "current offences" should be served concurrently.
That means they'd be served alongside each other at the same time, instead of stacked end to end.
Regardless of the final sentence, in Minnesota, defendants typically serve two-thirds of their penalty in prison, with the rest on parole.