Professor Ted Sampsell-Jones on the Admission of Character Evidence in the Prosecution of Derek Chauvin

On Friday, Judge Peter Cahill ruled that some evidence of George Floyd’s prior arrest in May 2019 would be admissible at Derek Chauvin’s trial for murder/manslaughter in connection with the death of George Floyd during his May 25, 2020 arrest. Here is video of that ruling:

Professor Ted Sampsell-Jones of the Mitchell Hamline School of Law has written a terrific piece for The Dispatch on the ruling, the history of character evidence, and how he teaches character evidence to his students. Here is the piece: Should George Floyd’s Past Record Be Admitted as Evidence in Derek Chauvin’s Trial?

-CM