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Chauvin trial: Jury pool sent home as court awaits appeals court guidance Judge Cahill rejected the prosecution's motion to delay the start of jury selection, but it was delayed Monday anyway. Author: Updated as of 12:13 p.m. Jury selection is on hold in Derek Chauvin's trial even after Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter Cahill said Monday it would proceed as scheduled. The pool of potential jurors was sent home Monday morning, delaying the start of jury selection, as the court seeks guidance from the state Court of Appeals on whether the district court can proceed with jury selection...

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday, but could be delayed.

The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Friday ruled that a lower court must reconsider whether to add a third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who is scheduled to go on trial next week for the death of George Floyd. The ruling, coming just days before jury selection in Mr. Chauvin’s trial was set to begin on Monday, also raises the possibility of a delay in the trial. The unanimous decision by the...

‘After a deeply painful and emotional year, the Floyd family is understandably disappointed by this ruling,’ says attorney Ben Crump