Courtesy Credit: Minnesota Judicial Branch
Jury selection was delayed Monday in the Minneapolis trial against former police officer Derek Chauvin, accused of killing George Floyd.
Jury selection was delayed while an appeal carries on over a possible restoration of a third-degree murder charge.
The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Friday that Judge Peter Cahill must reassess reinstating the third-degree murder charge against Chauvin.
Chauvin has been charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter for his actions leading to George Floyd’s death. He had originally also been charged with third-degree murder, but that charge has since been dismissed.
The opening arguments are scheduled to start on March 29.
On May 25, 2020, Chauvin, who was then a police officer, was filmed kneeling on George Floyd's neck for several minutes in Minneapolis. Floyd's death sparked nation-wide protests denouncing a pattern of unarmed black men, women, and children being killed by police.
Jury selection was delayed Monday in the Minneapolis trial against former police officer Derek Chauvin, accused of killing George Floyd.
Jury selection was delayed while an appeal carries on over a possible restoration of a third-degree murder charge.
The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Friday that Judge Peter Cahill must reassess reinstating the third-degree murder charge against Chauvin.
Chauvin has been charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter for his actions leading to George Floyd’s death. He had originally also been charged with third-degree murder, but that charge has since been dismissed.
The opening arguments are scheduled to start on March 29.
On May 25, 2020, Chauvin, who was then a police officer, was filmed kneeling on George Floyd's neck for several minutes in Minneapolis. Floyd's death sparked nation-wide protests denouncing a pattern of unarmed black men, women, and children being killed by police.
Courtesy Credit: Minnesota Judicial Branch
Jury selection was delayed Monday in the Minneapolis trial against former police officer Derek Chauvin, accused of killing George Floyd.
Jury selection was delayed while an appeal carries on over a possible restoration of a third-degree murder charge.
The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Friday that Judge Peter Cahill must reassess reinstating the third-degree murder charge against Chauvin.
Chauvin has been charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter for his actions leading to George Floyd’s death. He had originally also been charged with third-degree murder, but that charge has since been dismissed.
The opening arguments are scheduled to start on March 29.
On May 25, 2020, Chauvin, who was then a police officer, was filmed kneeling on George Floyd's neck for several minutes in Minneapolis. Floyd's death sparked nation-wide protests denouncing a pattern of unarmed black men, women, and children being killed by police.