Defendant and former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in early March at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin is charged in the May 2020 death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man. Photo from the Associated Press/Court TV Pool.
A unique “spark of life” doctrine in Minnesota allows prosecutors to introduce evidence about George Floyd’s life in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who is accused of causing his death.
Assistant Attorney General Matthew Frank has told a Hennepin County judge that he plans to show jurors photos of Floyd as a young man and call a witness to testify about Floyd’s childhood in Texas, report Reuters and the Associated Press.
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