Jury selection is starting Monday in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who is charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter in the May 2020 death of George Floyd, triggering protests and threats of rioting. Selecting jurors will take no more than three weeks, according to a court order. During the selection, lawyers for Chauvin will have 15 challenges to prospective jurors. State prosecutors will have nine. Potential jurors are not being referred to by name in a bid to keep their identities shielded. The selection will start at 9 a.m. each day in the Hennepin County Government Center. One member of Floyd’s family is allowed to be present during the trial; relatives can rotate through the position. The same restrictions apply to Chauvin’s family. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, few spectators are being allowed inside the courtroom, and only two media workers are being allowed to …
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