Trial of 3 ex-officers charged in George Floyd s death delayed to 2022
This comes after the U.S. Department of Justice filed charges against the officers last week.
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The trial for the three other former officers charged in connection toGeorge Floyd s death will be delayed until 2022, a judge ruled Thursday.
Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter Cahill delayed the trial for Thomas Lane, Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng until March 7, 2022.
The three officers are each charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. They were scheduled to go to trial in August.
Judge Finds Chauvin Qualifies For Longer Prison Sentence By By
Cara Bayles Law360 (May 12, 2021, 2:10 PM EDT) A Minnesota state court judge found Wednesday that the murder of George Floyd met several of the factors necessary to sentence former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin to a longer-than-average prison term.
A jury
convicted Chauvin last month of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, which carry sentences of up to 40 years, up to 25 years and up to 10 years, respectively.
Chauvin would only face a sentence for the most serious charge, since all of his convictions stemmed from the same act. And because he has no prior criminal record, state guidelines would recommend a prison term of about 12 1/2 years.
Juror in Chauvin trial: You re watching someone die on a daily basis
Brandon Mitchell is the first juror to speak publicly, telling media outlets he thought deliberations could have ended after 20 minutes.
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CBS This Morning on Wednesday, as well as shared his story with gospel artist Erica Campbell on her podcast earlier this week.
One juror held up deliberations There wasn t too much banter back-and-forth, Mitchell told
Good Morning America, noting he thought deliberations could have lasted 20 minutes. I think the one juror that was kind of I wouldn t say slowing us down but was being delicate with the process more so, was just kind of hung up on a few words within the instructions and just wanted to make sure that they got it right.
Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter Cahill revoked Chauvin s bail and told him to report back in eight weeks for sentencing.
Chauvin faces 12 1/2 years, or 150 months, in prison under sentencing guidelines for a first-time offender. But the prosecution argues there are aggravating factors that require a longer prison term. That means Chauvin may face longer than that sentence.
Mitchell declined to give his view on an appropriate sentence for Chauvin. I think we came with the right verdict, and I ll let the judge do what he does, he said.
Mitchell said the prosecution s expert pulmonologist, Dr. Martin Tobin, was the biggest, most influential witness of everybody. Tobin spoke directly to jurors for hours in a professorial tone, prompting them to gesture along with his testimony as he explained how people breathe. Mitchell also noted the exhibits that he came with, referencing various charts and images Tobin presented to jurors.
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