Should Chauvin have testified?
No way any competent defense attorney would have put him on the stand. And that's assuming Chauvin was articulate, quick-witted, and likeable.
I've not watched much of the trial but it seems to me the defense attorney left a lot on the table.
If the defense attorney asks the follow-up questions, and gets answers he doesn't like, he can't argue the point in closing arguments.
I really want to watch the defense closing. It's impossible to predict jury verdicts but Chauvin's only chance is a hung jury. Despite the protests and jury pressure, the judge, though he has been generally fair, won't grant a mistrial. And I just don't see the jury as willing to acquit. Maybe if the police/race relations quiet down in a few years, Chauvin wins on appeal.
