…makes it even more clear that the police officer who shot the knife-wielding 16-year-old Bryant was doing what was unfortunately necessary to prevent a potentially fatal stabbing. I predict that this story will be one that fades relatively quickly. Various … Continue reading →
Alan Dershowitz thinks the case might be reversed on appeal: The conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on all counts in the death of George Floyd “might be reversed on appeal” — likely by the U.S. Supreme Court … Continue reading →
{NOTE: I already wrote about some of the facts of the Bryant case yesterday in this post.] Let’s see: cops are called to the scene of a fight and are told by the callers that knives are involved. When they … Continue reading →
(1) There seems to be a common notion, based on early reports, that Chauvin and Floyd may have known each other from a previous job. That report was retracted/recanted early on, although I’m going to assume that far more people … Continue reading →
…all these public statements by people such as Biden and Pelosi and many others, about how the guilty verdicts for Chauvin were so wonderfully correct, will almost inevitably have a prejudicial effect on the pending trial of the other officers … Continue reading →
Of course, they shouldn’t be reacting except to say something like, “Now that the jury has spoken, I hope the nation can heal.” And then to change the subject. But that sort of behavior ended long ago, and so we … Continue reading →
Most people want to live, and I’m going to assume that’s also true of police officers – who, after all, are people. So I’m also going to assume that the logical effect of the Chauvin verdict will be officers quitting … Continue reading →
By now you almost certainly know that Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three counts. But this case was decided long ago – probably even before Chauvin encountered Floyd on that fateful day, culminating in the death of the … Continue reading →
…but it hasn’t been announced yet. I will update when it has been, which should be within the hour. [UPDATE 7PM: I wasn’t home and at my computer when the verdict was announced. I commented on it briefly in this … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “Kate.”] Jonathan Turley is covering this development through his Twitter feed, so I’m going to post some of his tweets on it. The summary version is that Chauvin’s defense lawyer Nelson raised the issue of Waters’ prejudicial … Continue reading →
…have been happening today. You can find commentary at Legal Insurrection. Andrew Branca’s first post about it is here, but he wrote that prior to the beginning of the closing arguments. A live YouTube video of the proceedings can be … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Part I can be found here.] For the moment, we seem to have dodged the court-packing bullet, because the Democrats don’t quite have the votes to pass it. But I believe it’s only a temporary reprieve. The Democrats are … Continue reading →