George Floyd must receive justice, his family said ahead of opening arguments Monday in the trial of the white police officer accused of killing the Black man, whose agonising death ignited protests against racism and police brutality across the United States and around the world.
Chauvin, 44, who was fired from the police force along with three other officers, could be sentenced to up to 40 years in prison if convicted of the most serious charge — second-degree murder.The Minneapolis-based StarTribune newspaper called the trial “a defining moment in America’s racial history.”
While lying with his face in the street, the handcuffed Floyd complains that he cannot breathe and calls out for his mother. Opening arguments are to begin at 9:00 am Central time in a heavily guarded Minneapolis courtroom for a trial being closely watched around the world.Fifteen jurors have been selected, though Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill is expected to drop one juror on Monday and proceed with 12 and two alternates.
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