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Read The Jury Instructions Given In The Derek Chauvin Trial

A Hennepin County jury has begun deliberating a verdict in the murder trial against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

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In this image from video, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill addresses the court after the judge put the trial into the hands of the jury.
In this image from video, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill addresses the court after the judge put the trial into the hands of the jury. (Court TV via AP, Pool)

MINNEAPOLIS — The murder case against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chavuin is now in the hands of a 12-member Hennepin County jury. Deliberations began Monday after state prosecutors and the defense made their closing arguments.

The jury has been given specific instructions on how to decide whether Chauvin is guilty or innocent of the three charges brought against him.

Chauvin faces third-degree murder, second-degree manslaughter, and second-degree unintentional murder charges in George Floyd's Memorial Day 2020 death.

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Read the jury instructions given in the Derek Chauvin trial below:

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Both the state and the defense will hope to have made a lasting impression on the jury with their final arguments, which offered competing theories for why Floyd died.

Read more: Derek Chauvin Trial: Jury Begins Verdict Deliberations

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