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Brooke Cucinella Quoted in Law360 on Compelling Evidence and Arguments in Chauvin Trial
04.23.21
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Litigation Partner Brooke Cucinella was quoted in a Law360 article titled, “The Evidence And Arguments That Won Chauvin's Conviction.” The article examined the case against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and the evidence and arguments that were most compelling in proving each of the three charges against him. When discussing how, for all three charges, prosecutors had to prove Chauvin's actions were a “substantial causal factor” in George Floyd's death, Brooke noted that the medical testimony was particularly impactful, including that of the paramedics who testified about trying to resuscitate Mr. Floyd. They “confirmed that Mr. Floyd did not have a pulse, yet was still being forcibly restrained,” she said.
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