Chauvin was convicted of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in April 2021 for the May 2020 death of George Floyd.
Oh look, yet another thing wrong with our legal system. You can only kill somebody once, so how can you be convicted for three different crimes, that are variations on the same thing for killing one person.
Another favorite: Juries in some states can choose to convict somebody of a lesser charge if they feel the prosecution didn't fully make their case. "The defendant stands accused of crime X, but if you'd rather convict him for crime Y, you can choose to do that in instead. A trial was never meant to be a Choose your Own Adventure game for the jury.
Oh look, yet another thing wrong with our legal system. You can only kill somebody once, so how can you be convicted for three different crimes, that are variations on the same thing for killing one person.
Another favorite: Juries in some states can choose to convict somebody of a lesser charge if they feel the prosecution didn't fully make their case. "The defendant stands accused of crime X, but if you'd rather convict him for crime Y, you can choose to do that in instead. A trial was never meant to be a Choose your Own Adventure game for the jury.
Overcharging and plea bargaining are all injustice that is allowed in the name of efficiency.