Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in death of George Floyd

Nelson used a baking analogy to explain what is necessary to find a defendant in a criminal trial guilty.

"I say that the criminal case is kind of like baking chocolate chip cookies," Nelson said. "You have to have the necessary ingredients. You got to have flour, and sugar and butter and chocolate chips, and whatever else goes into those chocolate chip cookies. If you have all of the ingredients, you can make chocolate chip cookies. But if you're missing any one single ingredient, you can't make chocolate chip cookies. It's a simple kind of analogy. But the criminal law works the same way."

Chauvin removed his face mask as he watched Nelson’s closing argument.

Nelson, Chauvin’s attorney, began his closing statement by reminding the jurors that Chauvin is presumed innocent and does not have to prove his innocence.

Nelson also read the definition of proof beyond a reasonable doubt that the judge read to the jury in his instructions earlier in the day.

Schleicher ended his closing statement by emphasizing that Chauvin’s actions were "not policing" but rather murder, urging the jury to trust their eyes and gut.

"The defendant is guilty of all three counts. All of it. And there’s no excuse," Schleicher said.

Chauvin’s defense attorney Eric Nelson will give his closing argument after a 20-minute break.

Schleicher played the portion of the cellphone video where Floyd asked Chauvin for water and told him he could not breathe to show that Chauvin was indifferent to the distress Floyd was in.

Chauvin displayed "conscious indifference" to Floyd as he "leisurely" picked rocks out of a tire and commented on the smell of Floyd’s feet, even as Floyd’s voice became weaker, Schleicher said. Chauvin also ignored Floyd’s pleas and failed to provide medical attention, Schleicher added.

"This isn't protection," Schleicher said. "This isn't courage. And it certainly -- certainly is not and was not compassion. It was the opposite of that."