Minnesota s 3rd degree murder charge, explained
By FOX 9 Staff
(FOX 9) - Minnesota s third-degree murder statute reads: Whoever, without intent…causes the death of another by perpetrating an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind, without regard for human life… But two high-profile cases are challenging the definiton and application of the law.
On March 11, Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter Cahill reinstated the third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd. Chauvin already faced charges of second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the case.
Judge reinstates Derek Chauvin’s 3rd-degree murder charge
Rochester man sentenced for killing immigrant in 2018
Judge Kathy Wallace handed down a 15-year prison sentence to Sao Yim Jr., 27, months after he was found guilty of second-degree murder-without intent. 3:40 pm, Feb. 8, 2021 ×
Sao Yim Jr.
The man who fatally shot a father of two nearly three years ago was sentenced Monday to 15 years in state prison for the murder. This was a senseless act of violence, Judge Kathy Wallace said in handing down her sentence. A wife was stripped of her husband and two children, two very young children, ages 7 and 9, were stripped of having a father for the rest of their lives.
Just as it did in 2020, the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission’s annual legislative report includes a minority report, reflecting a split between