• Latest
  • Trending
  • All
  • News
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
Judge Allows Third-Degree Murder Charge Against Officer on Trial in George Floyd’s Death

Judge Allows Third-Degree Murder Charge Against Officer on Trial in George Floyd’s Death

March 11, 2021
‘Stop The Bullsh*t’: Charlamagne, Andrew Schulz Torch Dems For Virtue Signaling As ‘Smoke Screen’ For Their Corruption

‘Stop The Bullsh*t’: Charlamagne, Andrew Schulz Torch Dems For Virtue Signaling As ‘Smoke Screen’ For Their Corruption

May 23, 2025
‘The View’ Co-Hosts Told to Tone Down Political Talk: Report

‘The View’ Co-Hosts Told to Tone Down Political Talk: Report

May 23, 2025
Education Department Opens Investigation Into Admissions at Virginia High School

Education Department Opens Investigation Into Admissions at Virginia High School

May 23, 2025
Illegal Migrant Hiding In US For Decades Nabbed After Allegedly Voting In Election, Stealing Gov’t Benefits

Illegal Migrant Hiding In US For Decades Nabbed After Allegedly Voting In Election, Stealing Gov’t Benefits

May 23, 2025
Harvard Sues Trump Admin Over Foreign Student Revocation

Harvard Sues Trump Admin Over Foreign Student Revocation

May 23, 2025
Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Faces Opposition From Senate GOP

Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Faces Opposition From Senate GOP

May 23, 2025
SHOSHANA BRYEN: Trump’s Riyadh Speech Was An Invitation, Not An Intervention

SHOSHANA BRYEN: Trump’s Riyadh Speech Was An Invitation, Not An Intervention

May 23, 2025
Suspect in Fatal Shooting of 2 Israeli Embassy Staffers Could Face Death Penalty

Suspect in Fatal Shooting of 2 Israeli Embassy Staffers Could Face Death Penalty

May 23, 2025
Mike Johnson Hands Senate GOP Golden Opportunity To Attack Dems’ Climate Agenda

Mike Johnson Hands Senate GOP Golden Opportunity To Attack Dems’ Climate Agenda

May 23, 2025
‘I Appeal To Jesus Christ’: Hegseth Slams Pentagon Christian Prayer Service Critics

‘I Appeal To Jesus Christ’: Hegseth Slams Pentagon Christian Prayer Service Critics

May 22, 2025
SCOTUS Hands Trump Victory On Firing Democrat Appointees From Federal Boards

SCOTUS Hands Trump Victory On Firing Democrat Appointees From Federal Boards

May 22, 2025
Indictment Reveals Chilling Details Of Cold-Blooded Israeli Embassy Staff Murders

Indictment Reveals Chilling Details Of Cold-Blooded Israeli Embassy Staff Murders

May 22, 2025
  • Donald Trump
  • State of the Union
  • Elon Musk
  • Tariffs
  • Congress
  • Faith
  • Immigration
Friday, May 23, 2025
  • Login
IJR
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls
No Result
View All Result
IJR
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Judge Allows Third-Degree Murder Charge Against Officer on Trial in George Floyd’s Death

by Reuters
March 11, 2021 at 10:15 am
in News
237 15
0
Judge Allows Third-Degree Murder Charge Against Officer on Trial in George Floyd’s Death

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators take part in a Justice for George Floyd protest in New York City, New York, U.S. March 8, 2021. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado

491
SHARES
1.4k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

A Minnesota judge granted a request by prosecutors on Thursday to reinstate a charge of third-degree murder against Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who is on trial already facing second-degree murder and manslaughter charges.

Judge Peter Cahill’s decision comes after the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled on Friday that he must reconsider a third-degree murder charge against 44-year-old Chauvin, whose trial got underway with jury selection this week in Minneapolis.

“I have to follow the rule that the court of appeals has put in place,” Cahill said in explaining his decision.

Chauvin already faces a more serious charge of second-degree murder, which carries a sentence of up to 40 years in prison, as well as a charge of second-degree manslaughter.

The reinstatement of a third-degree murder charge was a victory for state prosecutors, who had sought the additional lesser murder charge in part to afford them an extra path to a conviction should the jury find the evidence does not support the most serious charge. The third-degree murder charge carries a sentence of up to 25 years in prison.

Chauvin’s charges stem from his actions during the arrest of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. Videos show Chauvin, who is white, kneeling on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes on a sidewalk outside a grocery store as the Black man pleaded for his life and then stopped moving. Police were arresting him on suspicion of using a counterfeit $20 bill at the store.

Floyd’s death outraged people around the world and helped fuel one of the largest protest movements ever seen in the United States, with daily demonstrations against racism and police brutality.

Lawyers for Chauvin had successfully argued the third-degree murder charge should be dropped on the basis that the statute requires the “death-causing act” not be directed at a single individual. It is often used in instances where someone uses deadly force against a crowd of people, for example.

But the Minnesota Court of Appeals recently ruled in a separate case that third-degree murder could be applied even if the “death-causing act” is directed at a specific person, and ruled on Friday that this precedent binds the district court.

Jury selection for Chauvin’s trial was set to resume Thursday morning, with five jurors already seated.

(Reporting by Jonathan Allen in Minneapolis and Gabriella Borter in Washington; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Jonathan Oatis)

Tags: George Floyd
Share196Tweet123
Reuters

Reuters

Reuters is an international news organization.

Advertisements

Top Stories June 10th
Top Stories June 7th
Top Stories June 6th
Top Stories June 3rd
Top Stories May 30th
Top Stories May 29th
Top Stories May 24th
Top Stories May 23rd
Top Stories May 21st
Top Stories May 17th

Join Over 6M Subscribers

We’re organizing an online community to elevate trusted voices on all sides so that you can be fully informed.





IJR

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Trusted Voices On All Sides

  • About Us
  • GDPR Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Editorial Standards & Corrections Policy
  • Subscribe to IJR

Follow Us

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Top Stories June 10th Top Stories June 7th Top Stories June 6th Top Stories June 3rd Top Stories May 30th Top Stories May 29th Top Stories May 24th Top Stories May 23rd Top Stories May 21st Top Stories May 17th