Derek Chauvin trial: officer’s brief defense could reflect confidence ... or lack of credibility

<p>After a dramatic final week, all that is left is closing statements and jury decisions</p><p>The prosecution took 10 days to lay out its case against Derek Chauvin. The former Minneapolis police officer’s defense to the charges of murdering George Floyd barely lasted two.</p><p>The relative brevity of Chauvin’s case might reflect a confidence on the part of the defense that the evidence against him is easily picked apart or at least shaky enough to raise reasonable doubt with the jury.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/17/derek-chauvin-trial-analysis-defense">Continue reading...</a>