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Derek Chauvin

Mar 5, 2021

Prosecutors: Officer was on Floyd’s neck for about 9 minutes

As the trial approaches for a white Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd, prosecutors are putting the time Derek Chauvin's knee was on the Black man's neck at about nine minutes.

Mar 2, 2021

Minnesota court weighs murder charge in ex-officer’s trial

An appeals court considering whether to reinstate a third-degree murder charge against the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd reacted with skepticism Monday to his attorney's arguments for keeping the charge out.

Nov 19, 2020

Prosecutors want 2017 arrest of teen in Floyd death trial

Prosecutors in the upcoming trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd want to introduce evidence of a 2017 arrest in which they say the officer held his knee on the back of a 14-year-old boy and ignored his pleas that he couldn't breathe.

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