One of the 12 jurors who convicted fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, 45, in the 2020 murder of local man George Floyd, 46, says pivotal, expert testimony clinched the case for the state. Dr. Martin Tobin, a prosecution witness, was the most influential out of everyone, Brandon Mitchell said in an interview Wednesday with CBS This Morning. He also mentioned Donald Williams, an MMA-trained security guard who witnessed the victim’s death.
One of the 12 jurors who convicted fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin,45, in the 2020 murder of local man George Floyd,46, says pivotal, expert testimony clinched the case for the state. Dr. Martin Tobin, a prosecution witness, was the most influential out of everyone, Brandon Mitchell said in an interview Wednesday with CBS This Morning. He also mentioned Donald Williams, an MMA-trained security guard who witnessed the victim’s death. “I thought [Williams] set the tone for the rest of the trial,” he said. “And then when Dr. Tobin came, with him speaking so scientifically, but also making it understandable for everyone, along with the exhibits that he came with, I thought he just broke it down in a manner that was easy for all the jurors to understand, and I didn’t think there was any way for the defense to come back after that. To me, the case was done at that point, almost.” As seen on video, Chauvin knelt on the neck of Floyd, who was prone and handcuffed on the ground, during an arrest for allegedly using a counterfeit $20 bill.
