The American judge Peter Cahill he charged the ex-police this Thursday Derek Chauvin with a new position, of third-degree murder, By the death of George Floyd, Which last year sparked a wave of racial protests throughout EE. UU.
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Cahill made this decision after the State Supreme Court of Minnesota choose not to accept an appeal from Chauvin’s defense to the new charge. With this new imputation, Chauvin also faces charges of second-degree murder and second-degree homicide.
the white exagent was recorded on May 25, 2020 by security cameras and passersby cell phones while pressing his knee during 8 minutes and 46 seconds against Floyd’s neck, Who complained that he could not breathe and finally he died of asphyxiation.
With the admission of the third charge, the jury will have another option to convict Chauvin if it considers that his actions do not involve a second-degree murder, which implies that he has not been premeditated but that he intended to kill, while that the third degree indicates that he had no such intention or that there was negligence that ended in the death of the victim.
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The trial against Derek Chauvin will be the first in the case. Those of the other three ex-policemen involved will begin in August.
If convicted of second-degree murder, the ex-police could face a maximum sentence of 40 years, While the charge of third-degree murder could mean 25 years in prison.
The trial against Chauvin is expected to begin on March 29, after the 12-member jury is completed.
EFE
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