The publicity surrounding the murder trial of George Floyd, an African-American man whose death laid bare racial wounds in the United States and sparked "Black Lives Matter" protests across the globe, is making jury selection a difficult task.
Millions of people have watched the video of George Floyd's death. A dozen will decide the fate of the white policeman seen kneeling for nearly nine minutes on the neck of the 46-year-old Black man.
Judge Peter Cahill of the Hennepin County District Court has set aside three weeks to screen jurors.
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Washington DC [US], March 12 (ANI): A Hennepin County judge on Thursday reinstated a third-degree murder charge against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of African-American George Floyd last year.