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George Floyd Hearing: Judge On Dismissal Requests, Trial Venue, Boots Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman

"Judge says he will not admit any criminal records involving #GeorgeFloyd when Floyd lived in Texas."

Amanda Prestigiacomo
George Floyd Hearing: Judge On Dismissal Requests, Trial Venue, Boots Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman
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On Friday morning, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin had his first in-person appearance at a hearing for the case of George Floyd, a black man who died in May during an attempted arrest in Minneapolis.

Chauvin has been charged with second-degree murder, and the three other officers with him during the attempted arrest have also been charged.

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