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 The criminal trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin opened Monday, ten months after George Floyd’s death ignited an eruption of mass multi-racial demonstrations that spread to every continent. Deliberations are expected to go on for three to four weeks. Kayaking - The River is Calling and I Must Go Poster

Defense attorney Eric Nelson left, and defendant, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, right, listen as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over a hearing before jury selection, Monday, March 8, 2021. (Court TV/Pool via AP)

Last May, Chauvin pressed his knee to Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes as Floyd was handcuffed and held to the ground by two other officers. Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder, second-degree manslaughter and third-degree murder. If convicted of the most serious charge, he could face 10.5 to 15 years in prison.

Attorney Jerry Blackwell began the trial with the opening statement for the prosecution. Speaking for about an hour, Blackwell presented Chauvin’s actions as a deviation from standard police policies and procedures that govern the Minneapolis Police Department. He told jurors the case “is not about all police” or the difficult, “split-second decisions police must make” but rather the “569 second” period when Chauvin did not “get up” or “let up.”

“You will learn that on May 25 of 2020, Mr. Derek Chauvin betrayed his badge when he used excessive and unreasonable force upon the body of Mr. George Floyd,” Blackwell told jurors. “He put his knees upon his neck and his back, grinding, and crushing him until the very breath … until the very life was squeezed out of him.”

Blackwell played the bystander video of the incident and presented jurors with a visual timeline, noting Floyd could be heard saying “I can’t breathe” 27 times and Chauvin did not get up even after Floyd did not have a pulse. Blackwell stated Chauvin’s excessive use of force caused Floyd’s death, pointing out Floyd experienced an anoxic seizure and agonal breathing because of oxygen deprivation.

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