A judge on Thursday granted prosecutors’ request to reinstate a third-degree murder charge against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged in connection with George Floyd’s death.
Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill added the charge after Minnesota’s Supreme Court denied an appeal from Chauvin Wednesday. Cahill had earlier rejected the charge as not warranted by the circumstances of Floyd’s death, but an appellate court ruling in an unrelated case established new grounds for it. Chauvin already faced second-degree murder and manslaughter charges.
Potential jurors in Chauvin’s trial return Thursday to continue the selection process.
(!) Judge grants prosecution request to add third-degree murder charge against ex-officer Derek Chauvin who is charged in George Floyd’s death.
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) March 11, 2021
BREAKING: MN Supreme Court orders Judge Cahill to review his decision to dismiss 3rd-degree murder charge on Derek Chauvin
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) March 10, 2021