As prosecutors appealed, Cahill sent potential jurors home for the day and recessed the court for several hours. That prompted Cahill to resume a hearing on pretrial motions and to schedule jury selection to begin Tuesday. But Nelson said the trial should not be delayed, arguing that the judge should continue with jury selection and weigh matters related to other charges in the case. Matthew Frank, the assistant Minnesota attorney general and lead prosecutor, argued jury selection should not proceed in a case in which the charges are legally uncertain. And so, while it’s about the trial of Derek Chauvin, it’s really about so much more than that.

Source: Washington Post March 08, 2021 14:50 UTC