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Chauvin murder trial: What to know as the first officer is tried in George Floyd s death
Holly Bailey, The Washington Post
March 7, 2021
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The first trial in the death of George Floyd is set to begin with jury selection on Monday. Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer filmed with his knee on Floyd s neck in May, faces murder and manslaughter charges for the encounter that sparked months of historic protests around the world.
The trial has been described as one of the most important in the nation s history, a potential barometer of change in a country where police officers are rarely punished for abusive behavior and fatal tactics used on the job.
A Closer Look At Peter Cahill, The Judge Presiding Over Derek Chauvin’s Trial
CBS Minnesota 3/8/2021 Syndicated Local – WCCO | CBS Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) All eyes are on the court proceedings involving four former Minneapolis police officers, now charged in George Floyd’s death.
The killing sparked outrage around the world, with cries for justice for Floyd.
Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill was assigned to the case. Former Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty appointed Cahill to the bench in 2007. Voters then elected him twice more.
Former law partner Mike Colich called Cahill’s background diverse. They met while Cahill was a law clerk in the mid-80s.
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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
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