Attorneys for three former Minneapolis officers awaiting trial in George Floyd s death will be in court Thursday to argue pretrial motions, including a request that prosecutors be sanctioned after media reports that Derek Chauvin had planned to plead guilty a year ago, and allegations that they haven t disclosed information about the alleged coercion of a witness.
Judge postpones trial for 3 ex-cops charged in Floyd s death
AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI, Associated Press
May 13, 2021
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FILE - This combination of photos provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff s Office in Minnesota on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, shows Minneapolis Police Officers Derek Chauvin, from left, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao.(Hennepin County Sheriff s Office via AP, File)AP
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting in the death of George Floyd will be pushed back to March 2022, in part to allow the publicity over Derek Chauvin s conviction to cool off, a judge ruled Thursday.
Ex-officers charged in Floyd death claim witness coercion, harm of leak This combination of photos provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff s Office in Minnesota on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, shows Minneapolis Police Officers Derek Chauvin, from left, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. (Source: Hennepin County Sheriff s Office via AP, File) By Associated Press | May 13, 2021 at 6:06 AM EDT - Updated May 13 at 6:06 AM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Attorneys for three former Minneapolis officers awaiting trial in George Floyd’s death will be in court Thursday to argue pretrial motions, including a request that prosecutors be sanctioned after media reports that Derek Chauvin had planned to plead guilty a year ago, and allegations that they haven’t disclosed information about the alleged coercion of a witness.
The trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting in the death of George Floyd will be pushed back to March 2022, in part to allow the publicity over Derek Chauvin’s conviction to cool off, a judge ruled Thursday.