赞助：DrMengAcademy.com内容来源：明州时报，今日美国 2021年4月20日下午4点，美国非裔男子乔治·弗洛伊德遭跪压9分29秒致死案做出法庭裁定：明尼阿波利斯白人前警察德里克·肖万被判二级谋杀、三级谋杀、二级过失杀人罪全部成立。 4月19日，经过了长达3周的法庭审理、多达45名证人出庭作证后，由12人组成的陪审团被隔离在一家酒店进行最终审议。在长达10小时的激烈讨论后，陪审团今日做出了一致裁决 — 针对肖万的三项控罪全部成立。 法官将择期宣判量刑结果。虽然二级谋杀罪最高可判处40年监禁，三级谋杀罪最高可判处25年监禁，二级过失杀人罪最高可判处10年监禁。但根据明州的量刑指南，如果此前没有犯罪史，那么谋杀罪实际推定量刑为12.5年，过失杀人罪为4年。 不过由于此案的特殊影响，亨内平县地方法院法官彼得·卡希尔将决定本案是否存在加重处罚的因素，这些因素可以被检方用来推动比建议量刑更高的监禁判决。正在起诉此案的明尼苏达州总检察长办公室表示，他们将力争更长的刑期。 判决结果公布前夕，明尼阿波利斯及多个城市再次爆发大规模抗议示威游行，全美多地高度戒备慎防再次爆发暴力骚乱。 明尼苏达州派出3000名国民警卫军和1100名警察在明尼阿波利斯市戒备，市政厅建筑物被封上木板和丝网，该市法院及警局外设置路障，当地店铺纷纷封上木板，公立学校宣布暂时关闭改为网课。 英文报道： MINNEAPOLIS — The jury has found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the murder of George Floyd last May.Chauvin, 45, was found guilty of second- and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.The judge asked each juror if the verdict was correct, thanked them and dismissed them. "I have to thank you, on behalf of the people of the state of Minnesota, for not only jury service, but heavy-duty jury service," Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill said.He revoked bail and told Chauvin to report back in eight weeks for sentencing. Chauvin, silent and wearing a gray suit and a light blue surgical mask, was handcuffed and taken into custody.George Floyd's brother Philonise Floyd was sitting with his head bowed and his hands folded in front of his face in prayer before the verdict was read. As each verdict was read, his hands increasingly shook and his head nodded up and down."I was just praying they would find him guilty. As an African American, we usually never get justice," Floyd said.Afterward, Floyd cried and hugged prosecutors, who shook hands with the Minnesota attorney general. One prosecutor wiped away tears. Chauvin, who is white, was seen on video pinning George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, to the ground with his knee last Memorial Day for over nine minutes after police responded to a report that Floyd used a counterfeit $20 bill.Cell phone video of the incident went viral and touched off months of protests in the U.S. and abroad condemning police brutality and calling for racial justice. The widely watched trial, which began in March with jury selection, was livestreamed – Minnesota's first criminal case to be televised.Chauvin faces 12 1/2 years or 150 months in prison under sentencing guidelines for a first-time offender. But, the prosecution argues there are aggravating factors that require a longer prison term. That means Chauvin may face longer than that sentence.Throughout the trial, prosecutors argued that Chauvin's knee – pressed against Floyd's neck while he was handcuffed and face-down on the street – led to his death by loss of oxygen. The defense argued underlying heart issues and the methamphetamine and fentanyl in his system caused Floyd's death while he struggled with police.The prosecution rested its case last week after calling 38 witnesses and playing dozens of video clips over the course of 11 days. The defense rested Thursday after calling seven witnesses over two days. Attorneys for both sides presented their closing arguments Monday.- 赞助 -网站：eyrewritingcenter.com【编者按】本文仅代表作者观点，不代表APAPA Ohio及OCAA官方立场。所有图片均由作者提供或来自网络。如存在版权问题，请与我们联系。更多精彩文章，请查看我们公众号的主页。欢迎大家积极投稿：apapaohio@gmail.com 【近期文章】
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