Minnesota prosecutors moved a step closer to winning reinstatement of a third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin, the former police officer set to stand trial for the death of George Floyd.
Friday’s ruling from a state appeals court reversed trial judge Peter Cahill’s refusal to reinstate the charge, sending the case back to him to reconsider.
Adding the charge to the trial slated to begin jury selection March 8 would bolster the government’s case and require Chauvin to fend off two murder charges in addition to a second-degree manslaughter charge. The world watched viral footage of the since-fired officer kneeling ...
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