A judge on Thursday declined to move the location of the trial for the former Minneapolis police officers charged in connection with the death of George Floyd, and ruled that they will be tried in a single proceeding. MINNEAPOLIS TEEN WHO RECORDED VIRAL GEORGE FLOYD VIDEO TO RECEIVE COURAGE AWARDDefense lawyers had argued that witnesses could be intimidated, and jurors could be affected by chants from a crowd outside. Moving the trial away from Minneapolis to less diverse areas of the state likely would have affected the makeup of the jury. “We applaud Judge Cahill’s decision today to keep the trial of the officers involved in George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis and to try all of the former officers together. “The judge's decision to keep the trial in Minneapolis is the right one.

Source: Fox News November 05, 2020 15:19 UTC