Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has asked a judge to dismiss murder charges against him in the death of George Floyd
In court papers Friday, Chauvin's attorney says there is not probable cause to support charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.Floyd's killing sparked protests against systemic racism and police brutality around the world.
Attorney General Keith Ellison did not define what the request will be, but he told the judge he has reason to go beyond the"sentencing guidelines grid" used in Minnesota to factor in a convicted person's past criminal history."Mr. Floyd was treated with particular cruelty," prosecutors wrote."Despite Mr. Floyd's pleas that he could not breathe and was going to die, as well as the pleas of eyewitnesses to get off Mr.
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