Judge Peter Cahill had removed the two who said under his questioning they had heard about a federal lawsuit settlement reached last week and admitted it affected their ability to assure Chauvin of his constitutional right to be presumed innocent.
Jury selection in the trial of Derek Chauvin continued Wednesday. Watch a stream here.
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Members of the National Guard keep watch outside of the Hennepin County Government Center as jury selection continues in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on murder charges over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
MINNEAPOLIS Jury selection in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who is accused of killing George Floyd, continued Wednesday, March 17.
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Demonstrators take part in a Justice for George Floyd protest in New York City, New York, on Mar 8, 2021. (Photo: REUTERS/David Dee Delgado)
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MINNEAPOLIS: The judge in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in last year s arrest of George Floyd, will ask jurors on Wednesday (Mar 17) about their knowledge of the city s settlement with Floyd s family.
Mayor Jacob Frey joined some of Floyd s relatives at a news conference on Friday to announce the city would pay them US$27 million to settle their federal wrongful-death lawsuit against the city, one of the largest settlements of its kind.
2 jurors dismissed, 2 added in Chauvin trial in wake of $27 million city settlement with Floyd family
Day 8: Chauvin s lead lawyer, Eric Nelson, has complained to the court that publicity around the settlement makes it harder to seat a jury that can be impartial.
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In this image from video, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill on Wednesday morning, March 17, 2021, admonished the media for including information in pool reports about security measures in the courthouse as well as descriptions of what could be seen on attorneys’ laptops, according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press. (Screengrab via MPR News)
Judge Peter Cahill had removed the two who said under his questioning they had heard about a federal lawsuit settlement reached last week and admitted it affected their ability to assure Chauvin of his constitutional right to be presumed innocent.