Prosecutors ask Court of Appeals a second time to intervene in George Floyd case The Court of Appeals has already told prosecutors once that it will not interfere with the trial judge s discretion. February 16, 2021 12:01pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Attorneys prosecuting former police officers for the death of George Floyd are asking the Minnesota Court of Appeals to intervene and overturn a judge s decision not to reinstate third-degree murder counts in the case.
The latest filing marks the fifth time Attorney General Keith Ellison s office has pushed back at a ruling by Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill, who presides over the cases against the four former Minneapolis police officers charged in Floyd s May 25 death. Three challenges were presented directly to the judge himself; two went to the Court of Appeals.