In a motion filed with Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill, lawyer Eric Nelson said Chauvin's actions in pinning Floyd to the pavement during an arrest was "best described as an error made in good faith" based on his training.
Prayers for healing mark anniversary of George Floyd s death
Protests against racism and police brutality were sparked by video footage of the African American s death
Updated: May 26, 2021 05:15 AM GMT
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Demonstrators march demanding justice for George Floyd in St. Paul, Minnesota, on March 6. (Photo: AFP)
George Floyd s death while in police custody a year ago left a hole in the hearts of his family and friends and a hole in the fabric of our society, said the director of the National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd May 25, the first anniversary of Floyd s death in Minneapolis. Or maybe it just made the hole visible for all to see and witness, the center s Lawrence E. Couch wrote in a remembrance of the African American man who died after former police officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, knelt on his neck for over nine minutes.