This decision from the Minnesota Supreme Court could have implications in the case of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murdering George Floyd earlier this year.
The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday vacated the third-degree murder conviction of a former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot a woman in 2017 while responding to her 911 call in a decision that could have potential impacts on the case of fellow ex-cop Derek Chauvin, who was found guilty of murdering George Floyd earlier this year. ...
This decision rejected a February ruling by Minnesota’s Court of Appeals which upheld the conviction against Noor. It was also this decision by the appeals court that opened the door for prosecutors to successfully reinstate a third-degree murder charge against Chauvin after Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill initially dismissed the count.
The Wednesday reversal could give Chauvin the grounds to contest this charge, though it is unclear whether this would have any tangible impact on him because he was also convicted of a more severe second-degree murder charge. Noor was convicted by a jury in 2019 of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for shooting Ruszczyk after she called the police to report a possible sexual assault in the alley behind her home.
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