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Trial judge Peter Cahill ruled that the third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the killing of George Floyd, will be reinstated. The judgment came following arguments as the trial resumed in Minneapolis on Thursday morning.
The Minnesota Supreme Court denied the petition filed by Chauvin's team on Wednesday, which meant that the decision to add the charge was now to be decided by the trial judge.
Co-counsel for the state Neal Katyal argued that the Minnesota Supreme Court's order meant that Cahill was now duty-bound to reinstate the charge.
"And, you've already said, in your last order, you said quote: 'If Noor is precedential, this court would now be duty-bound to follow it and grant the State's motion to reinstate murder in the third-degree charge. That's what we're asking for at this point," claimed Katyal.
Chauvin had initially already been charged with third-degree murder, but judge Cahill dismissed the charge back in October 2020.
"With regard to the State's motion to reinstate, the court is going to grant the motion to reinstate. And, I wanna go a little bit at length addressing it. In reading, obviously, the Noor opinion came out, and it was very clear that I disagreed with it. I said so. I denied the motion initially because of my disagreement. But not without first checking to see if I was duty-bound to follow it as precedent. Now, based on the defendants appeal, the court of appeals has made it very clear, yes I was bound from the moment the opinion was filed. And I accept that. I even agree with the decision," confirmed Judge Cahill.
The trial began on Monday with jury selection, which is scheduled to last three weeks, with opening statements slated for March 29.
Chauvin has also been charged with second-degree unintentional murder and a second-degree manslaughter charge in the case regarding the death of George Floyd.
Videos released at the time showed images of Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck during an arrest on May 25, 2020.
Floyd's death rekindled the Black Lives Matter movement, sparking worldwide protests denouncing a pattern of unarmed black men, women, and children being killed by police.
USA: 3rd-degree murder charge reinstated by judge in Chauvin trial
Trial judge Peter Cahill ruled that the third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the killing of George Floyd, will be reinstated. The judgment came following arguments as the trial resumed in Minneapolis on Thursday morning.
The Minnesota Supreme Court denied the petition filed by Chauvin's team on Wednesday, which meant that the decision to add the charge was now to be decided by the trial judge.
Co-counsel for the state Neal Katyal argued that the Minnesota Supreme Court's order meant that Cahill was now duty-bound to reinstate the charge.
"And, you've already said, in your last order, you said quote: 'If Noor is precedential, this court would now be duty-bound to follow it and grant the State's motion to reinstate murder in the third-degree charge. That's what we're asking for at this point," claimed Katyal.
Chauvin had initially already been charged with third-degree murder, but judge Cahill dismissed the charge back in October 2020.
"With regard to the State's motion to reinstate, the court is going to grant the motion to reinstate. And, I wanna go a little bit at length addressing it. In reading, obviously, the Noor opinion came out, and it was very clear that I disagreed with it. I said so. I denied the motion initially because of my disagreement. But not without first checking to see if I was duty-bound to follow it as precedent. Now, based on the defendants appeal, the court of appeals has made it very clear, yes I was bound from the moment the opinion was filed. And I accept that. I even agree with the decision," confirmed Judge Cahill.
The trial began on Monday with jury selection, which is scheduled to last three weeks, with opening statements slated for March 29.
Chauvin has also been charged with second-degree unintentional murder and a second-degree manslaughter charge in the case regarding the death of George Floyd.
Videos released at the time showed images of Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck during an arrest on May 25, 2020.
Floyd's death rekindled the Black Lives Matter movement, sparking worldwide protests denouncing a pattern of unarmed black men, women, and children being killed by police.
Courtesy Credit: Minnesota Judicial Branch
Trial judge Peter Cahill ruled that the third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the killing of George Floyd, will be reinstated. The judgment came following arguments as the trial resumed in Minneapolis on Thursday morning.
The Minnesota Supreme Court denied the petition filed by Chauvin's team on Wednesday, which meant that the decision to add the charge was now to be decided by the trial judge.
Co-counsel for the state Neal Katyal argued that the Minnesota Supreme Court's order meant that Cahill was now duty-bound to reinstate the charge.
"And, you've already said, in your last order, you said quote: 'If Noor is precedential, this court would now be duty-bound to follow it and grant the State's motion to reinstate murder in the third-degree charge. That's what we're asking for at this point," claimed Katyal.
Chauvin had initially already been charged with third-degree murder, but judge Cahill dismissed the charge back in October 2020.
"With regard to the State's motion to reinstate, the court is going to grant the motion to reinstate. And, I wanna go a little bit at length addressing it. In reading, obviously, the Noor opinion came out, and it was very clear that I disagreed with it. I said so. I denied the motion initially because of my disagreement. But not without first checking to see if I was duty-bound to follow it as precedent. Now, based on the defendants appeal, the court of appeals has made it very clear, yes I was bound from the moment the opinion was filed. And I accept that. I even agree with the decision," confirmed Judge Cahill.
The trial began on Monday with jury selection, which is scheduled to last three weeks, with opening statements slated for March 29.
Chauvin has also been charged with second-degree unintentional murder and a second-degree manslaughter charge in the case regarding the death of George Floyd.
Videos released at the time showed images of Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck during an arrest on May 25, 2020.
Floyd's death rekindled the Black Lives Matter movement, sparking worldwide protests denouncing a pattern of unarmed black men, women, and children being killed by police.