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MINNEAPOLIS The judge in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, charged in George Floyd s death, denied the defense s request Monday to immediately sequester the jury following unrest in a nearby city.
The city of Minneapolis declared a state of emergency and a 7 p.m. CDT curfew in response to the protests.
One juror in the Chauvin trial lives in the city, and others have connections to the area, defense attorney Eric Nelson said Monday morning, arguing the unrest could bias the jury s decision in Chauvin s case.
Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill denied the motion. This is a totally different case, he said, adding, That s a separate issue, and (the jury) should treat it as such. It d be a different story if it was civil unrest following a different verdict.
The judge in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin refused a defence request to sequester the jury on Monday, the morning after the death of a Black man shot by police during a traffic stop triggered unrest in a suburb just north of Minneapolis.
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