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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.
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has ordered a judge to reconsider adding a third-degree murder charge against a former Minneapolis police officer accused in George Floyd's death.