CHICAGO (WLS) In the 11th hour of a legal case that has a nation s attention, Minnesota prosecutors are trying to revive an additional charge against Derek Chauvin, the former police officer accused of the murder of George Floyd.
Prosecutors want a third degree murder option for the jury there to consider and that move has stalled the proceedings even before they could start.
Former officer Chauvin was expecting to see jury selection start Monday, but now it has been pushed to at least Tuesday and possibly beyond. This motion by the Minnesota attorney general asks that proceedings be halted until the state Court of Appeals rules on a prosecution request to reinstate the Third Degree murder count against Chauvin.