NPR: Judge Reinstates 3rd-Degree Murder Charge Over George Floyd’s Killing
Derek Chauvin was already facing manslaughter and second-degree murder charges when the much-anticipated trial opened this week.
Chauvin’s defense team was fighting to block this charge.
Big win for the prosecution. It's a fact of trial life that juries sometimes negotiate and compromise to reach a guilty verdict on a charge below the top count; this gives the jury a potential mid-point option that carries a 25 year max.https://t.co/rW6ZxKmKba
— Elie Honig (@eliehonig) March 11, 2021
