MINNEAPOLIS Jury selection is set to get under way Monday in the highly anticipated murder trial of former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin for George Floyd’s death. Minnesota officials are on high security alert over the case, New York Post reported.Here are some informative details about t
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Workers install barbed wire on fencing outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis as part of security preparation for the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, which starts Monday. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Jury selection is set to begin Monday in what could be the most closely watched murder trial in decades, as prosecutors seek to convict former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd.
Finding jurors who are blank slates could prove impossible. Perhaps the most damning piece of evidence against Chauvin has already been viewed by millions of people. The infamous cellphone video showed the defendant pinning Floyd s neck for more than eight minutes, as his victim who was being arrested for allegedly