Derek Chauvin expected to plead guilty in George Floyd civil rights case

Derek Chauvin expected to plead guilty in George Floyd civil rights case
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Gareth Milner

By Gareth Milner


Published: 13/12/2021

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A federal notice on Monday showed that a hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday for Chauvin to change his current not-guilty plea in the case.

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin appears to be on the verge of pleading guilty to violating George Floyd’s civil rights.

A federal notice on Monday showed that a hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday for Chauvin to change his current not-guilty plea in the case.

The court system also sent out instructions for media to attend the hearing.

FILE PHOTO: Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin poses for an undated booking photograph taken after he was transferred from a county jail to a Minnesota Department of Corrections state facility. Minnesota Department of Corrections/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin
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Chauvin has already been convicted of state murder and manslaughter charges for pinning his knee against Floyd’s neck as the black man said he could not breathe during an arrest on May 25, 2020.

Chauvin and three other former officers — Thomas Lane, J Kueng and Tou Thao — were set to go to trial in late January on those charges.

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