Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in death of George Floyd

After closing arguments from the prosecution and the defense, jurors were sent to deliberate the case against Derek Chauvin.

“The state of Minnesota and the Defendant have a right to demand, and they do demand, that you will consider and weigh the evidence, apply the law, and reach a just verdict regardless of what the consequence might be,” Judge Cahill instructed the jury. “You must be absolutely fair. Remember that it is fair to find the Defendant guilty if the evidence and the law require it. On the other hand, it is fair to find the Defendant not guilty if you are not convinced of his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.”

“Now, members of the jury, the case is in your hands as judges of the fact,” he said. “I’m certain that you realize this case is important, serious, and, therefore, deserves your careful consideration.”

The jury will be sequestered until jurors reach a verdict.

Closing arguments have wrapped. Judge Cahill is now handing the case over to the jury.

In the prosecution’s rebuttal, Minnesota Assistant Attorney General Jerry Blackwell brought "common sense" as the 46th witness in the case, stating that even a 9-year-old girl who witnessed Floyd’s death told Chauvin to get off of him.

"Why is it necessary to continue applying deadly restraint to a man who is defenseless, who is handcuffed, who is not resisting, who is not breathing, who doesn't have a pulse, and to go on and do that for another 3-plus minutes before the ambulance shows up, and then to continue doing it?" Blackwell asked. "How is that a reasonable exercise in the use of force?"

Blackwell also disputed Nelson’s portrayal of Chauvin as a reasonable police officer, saying the defense did not give the jury “the whole truth.”

"Notice how when you had the discussion about reasonable officer Mr. Chauvin, the whole narrative cut off before we get to the point that Mr. Floyd was not moving, that he was not conscious, that he didn't have a pulse, and Mr. Chauvin was still on top of him when the EMTs showed up, and he did not get off of him," Blackwell said. "How is that what a reasonable officer does?"

Nelson wrapped up his closing statement by stating that prosecutors failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt and that Chauvin should be found not guilty on all counts.

"Human beings make decisions, in highly stressful, situations that they believe to be right in the very moment it is occurring. There's lots of what-if’s that could have happened. What could have happened, what should have happened -- lots of them in lots of regards," Nelson said. "But we have to analyze this case from the perspective of a reasonable police officer at the precise moment, with the totality of the circumstances when it comes to the use of force."

Cahill then sent the jury out for a five-minute lawyer conference.