will be pushed back to March 2022, in part to allow the publicity over Derek Chauvin's conviction to cool off, a judge ruled Thursday.
The news that the trial was being pushed back came during a Thursday hearing on pretrial motions. The former officers waived their right to appear and were not in court, but their defence attorneys all agreed to the postponement. The state, via Assistant Attorney General Matthew Frank, did not support the delay. It wasn't made clear at Thursday's motions hearing who originally sought the change.
Attorney General Keith Ellison earlier dismissed Paule's motion as "completely false and an outlandish attempt to disparage the prosecution." In a brief letter to Cahill, Frank said "The bizarre allegations offered in support of the motion are false and wrong and we intend to file a complete response." The issue did not come up during Thursday's hearing.