GUILTY MN - George Floyd, 46, killed in police custody, Minneapolis, 25 May 2020 #21

[Niner]

2 former officers charged in George Floyd's murder want trial moved out of Minneapolis

Attorneys for the two remaining former Minneapolis police officers facing aiding and abetting murder charges in the death of George Floyd are again asking for the trial to be moved out of Minneapolis.

www.fox9.com

May 31, 2022
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Attorneys for the two remaining former Minneapolis police officers facing aiding and abetting murder charges in the death of George Floyd are again asking for the trial to be moved out of Minneapolis.


Due to the widespread attention the case has drawn, the attorneys for J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao say their clients can't get a fair trial in Hennepin County. They are asking the case be moved to another county. .....
[.....]
In its response, the state points out this is Kueng's fourth request to get a venue change, calling it "a last-ditch attempt [by Kueng] to evade judgment"

The state says the new request offers little new evidence from previous attempts which have been denied by Judge Peter Cahill. Last year, Cahill denied a motion for a venue change for Chauvin's trial. Chauvin's attorney has cited that decision in Chauvin's appeal for a new trial, among a list of other claims.
[.....]
The trial for Thao and Keung is set to start next month. [6/13/22]

 

[Niner]

Federal case - Thao & Kueng. No changes on State court site.


Doc # Date Filed Description

342 May 18, 2022 Main Document Letter to the Court - Preliminary Notice

343 May 18, 2022 Main Document Presentence Report/Addendum

344 May 18, 2022 Main Document Letter to the Court - Preliminary Notice

345 May 18, 2022 Main Document Presentence Report/Addendum

346 May 19, 2022 Main Document Letter to the Court - Preliminary Notice

347 May 19, 2022 Main Document Presentence Report/Addendum

348 May 24, 2022 Main Document Letters, E-mails, and Other Sentencing Hearing Materials

349 May 25, 2022 Main Document Letter to the Court - Final Notice

350 May 25, 2022 Main Document Presentence Report/Addendum

352 May 26, 2022 Main Document Response


link: Docket for United States v. Chauvin, 0:21-cr-00108 - CourtListener.com

 

[Niner]

No update on Federal case.

State Case:

Thao:

06/03/2022 Correspondence Index # 586

06/03/2022 Discovery Disclosure Index # 587

06/03/2022 Affidavit of Service Index # 588

06/03/2022
e-Service
State of Minnesota
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
Thao, Tou
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
Thao, Tou
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
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Thao, Tou
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
Thao, Tou
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
State of Minnesota
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
Thao, Tou
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
Thao, Tou
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
State of Minnesota
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022 Memorandum Index # 589

06/03/2022 Other Document Index # 590

06/03/2022
e-Service
State of Minnesota
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
Thao, Tou
Served 06/03/20
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06/03/2022
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Thao, Tou
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
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Thao, Tou
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
Thao, Tou
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
State of Minnesota
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022 Other Document Index # 591

06/03/2022
e-Service
State of Minnesota
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
Thao, Tou
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
Thao, Tou
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
Media Coalition
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
Media Coalition
Served 06/03/2022

06/13/2022 Jury Trial (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Cahill, Peter A.)
03/07/2022 Continued to 06/13/2022 - By agreement - State of Minnesota; Thao, Tou

link: https://pa.courts.state.mn.us/CaseDetail.aspx?CaseID=1628112172


Kueng:

06/03/2022 Correspondence Index # 591

06/03/2022 Discovery Disclosure Index # 592

06/03/2022 Affidavit of Service Index # 593

06/03/2022
e-Service
State of Minnesota
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
Kueng, J Alexander
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
Kueng, J Alexander
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
Kueng, J Alexander
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
Kueng, J Alexander
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
Kueng, J Alexander
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
Kueng, J Alexander
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
State of Minnesota
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
Kueng, J Alexander
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
Kueng, J Alexander
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
Kueng, J Alexander
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
State of Minnesota
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022 Memorandum Index # 594

06/03/2022 Other Document Index # 595

06/03/2022
e-Service
State of Minnesota
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
Kueng, J Alexander
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
Kueng, J Alexander
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
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Kueng, J Alexander
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
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Kueng, J Alexander
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
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Kueng, J Alexander
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
Kueng, J Alexander
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
State of Minnesota
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022 Memorandum Index # 596

06/03/2022
e-Service
State of Minnesota
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
Kueng, J Alexander
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
Kueng, J Alexander
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
Kueng, J Alexander
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
e-Service
Kueng, J Alexander
Served 06/03/2022

06/13/2022 Jury Trial (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Cahill, Peter A.)
03/07/2022 Continued to 06/13/2022 - By agreement - Kueng, J Alexander; State of Minnesota

link: https://pa.courts.state.mn.us/CaseDetail.aspx?CaseID=1628112184


Lane:

06/03/2022 Discovery Disclosure Index # 560

06/03/2022 Affidavit of Service Index # 561

06/03/2022
e-Service
LANE, THOMAS KIERNAN
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
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LANE, THOMAS KIERNAN
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
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State of Minnesota
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
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LANE, THOMAS KIERNAN
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
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State of Minnesota
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
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LANE, THOMAS KIERNAN
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
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State of Minnesota
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
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LANE, THOMAS KIERNAN
Served 06/03/2022

06/03/2022
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LANE, THOMAS KIERNAN
Served 06/03/2022

06/13/2022 CANCELED Jury Trial (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Cahill, Peter A.)
Settled
03/07/2022 Continued to 06/13/2022 - By agreement - LANE, THOMAS KIERNAN; State of Minnesota

09/21/2022 Sentencing (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Cahill, Peter A.)


link: https://pa.courts.state.mn.us/CaseDetail.aspx?CaseID=1628112177

 

[Niner]

Dang....

State trial for fired Minneapolis officers Thao, Kueng delayed until January

Judge Peter Cahill's order comes a week before the trial was to begin and leaves many more months for a possible guilty plea from either defendant.

www.startribune.com

June 6, 2022
Judge Peter Cahill's order comes a week before the trial was to begin and leaves many more months for a possible guilty plea from either defendant.

The state trial of two fired Minneapolis police officers charged in connection with the death of George Floyd two years ago has been delayed from next week until January.

The cases against Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng have been rescheduled for a joint trial on Jan. 5, with jury selection set for Jan. 9 and opening statements on Jan. 30, Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill ruled Monday. Jury selection in the case was set to begin June 14. Opening statements were slated for July 5.

A defense request for a change of venue for the trial because of pretrial publicity was denied. Cahill wrote that Floyd's death and subsequent events "have had saturation news coverage" in the state and nationally, and the defendants "have not developed ... any firm basis upon which this court might conclude there exist other counties in this state that have been less impacted by the pervasive, saturation publicity George Floyd's death on May 25, 2020, and these cases have received."
[.....]

Kueng, Lane and Thao were convicted in federal court in February of violating Floyd's civil rights and causing his death. They have not yet been sentenced for that conviction. In court last Tuesday, the defense attorneys say they believe the sentencing won't take place until late summer — after the state's trial is wrapped.

Cahill's order nodded to the pending sentences in federal court and left many months of time for either of them to plead guilty. The judge said he will accept no plea agreements reached by the County Attorney's Office and either defendant until after their federal court sentencings, which have yet to be scheduled.

The terms of the federal sentencings could affect the thinking of prosecutors or the defense about whether to reach a plea agreement in state court.
[.....]
The attorneys listed new developments they say could taint the jury pool, including the recent guilty plea from Lane, the February guilty verdicts for all three former officers in federal court, the settling of costly civil rights lawsuits and public comments from politicians such as Attorney General Keith Ellison.


more in article

 

[Niner]

State Docket update:

Thao

06/06/2022 Order Granting Motion Index # 592 (Judicial Officer: Cahill, Peter A. )

06/06/2022
e-Service
State of Minnesota
Served 06/06/2022

06/06/2022
e-Service
Thao, Tou
Served 06/06/2022

06/06/2022
e-Service
Thao, Tou
Served 06/06/2022

06/06/2022
e-Service
Media Coalition
Served 06/06/2022

06/06/2022
e-Service
Media Coalition
Served 06/06/2022

06/13/2022 CANCELED Jury Trial (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Cahill, Peter A.)
Other
03/07/2022 Continued to 06/13/2022 - By agreement - State of Minnesota; Thao, Tou

01/05/2023 Jury Trial (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Cahill, Peter A.)


link: https://pa.courts.state.mn.us/CaseDetail.aspx?CaseID=1628112172


Kueng:

06/06/2022 Order Granting Motion Index # 597 (Judicial Officer: Cahill, Peter A. )

06/06/2022
e-Service
State of Minnesota
Served 06/06/2022

06/06/2022
e-Service
Kueng, J Alexander
Served 06/06/2022

06/06/2022
e-Service
Kueng, J Alexander
Served 06/06/2022

06/13/2022 CANCELED Jury Trial (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Cahill, Peter A.)
Other
03/07/2022 Continued to 06/13/2022 - By agreement - Kueng, J Alexander; State of Minnesota

01/05/2023 Jury Trial (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Cahill, Peter A.)

link: https://pa.courts.state.mn.us/CaseDetail.aspx?CaseID=1628112184

 

[Niner]

I'm going to go ahead & post this so I can shorten it up a bit....

Monday, June 13th:
*Trial set to begin with Motions Hearing-POSTPONED! (State) (@ 9am CT) - MN – George Perry Floyd, Jr. (46) (May 25, 2020, Minneapolis, arrested for forgery & killed in police custody) – for *Tou Thao (34/now 36) & *J. Alexander Kueng (26/now 28) were fired (5/26/20), arrested (6/3/20) & charged (6/4/20) with aiding & abetting 2nd degree murder-unintentional-while committing a felony & aiding & abetting 2nd degree manslaughter-culpable negligence creating unreasonable risk. Bond set at $1M for all or bond conditions @ $750K. Kueng released (6/19/20) on $750K bond with conditions. Thao released (7/4/20) on $750K bond with conditions.
*Thomas Kiernan Lane (37/now 39) plead guilty (5/18/22) to a State charge of aiding & abetting 2nd degree manslaughter. As part of Wednesday’s plea deal, Thomas Lane will have a count of aiding & abetting 2nd degree unintentional murder dismissed. Per plea will only serve 3 years in Federal prison currently with his federal sentence of violating Floyd’s civil rights. Sentencing on 9/21/22.
Trial was set to begin on 6/13/22 with motions hearing & with jury selection starting on 6/14/22. Opening statements begin 7/5/22. Trial has been moved to:
Trial set to begin on 1/5/23 with motions hearing & jury selection starts on 1/9/23. Opening statements begin on 1/30/23. @9am The jury won't be sequestered except for deliberations, but with security restrictions.
Bond conditions & court info from 6/3/20 to 5/20/22 reference post #318 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ody-minneapolis-25-may-2020-21.586952/page-16
5/23/22: Thao: Motion #578. 5/27/22: Correspondence #579. Discovery disclosure (#580. Affidavit of service #581. Next hearing on 5/31/22. 5/24/22: Kueng: Correspondence for Judicial Approval #582. 5/27/22: Correspondence #583, discovery disclosure #548 & affidavit of service #585. Next hearing on 5/31/22.
5/28/22: Kueng: Motion for change of Venue (#588) & other document (#589). Other document (#590). 5/30/22: Briefs (#587). 5/31/22 Update: Change of venue taken under advisement (#586). 5/30/22: Thao: Notice of motion (#584) & other document (#585). 5/31/22 Update: Change of venue taken under advisement (#582). 6/3/22: Thao: Correspondence (#586), Discovery disclosure (#587) & Affidavit of service (#588). Memorandum (#589). Other documents (#590 & #591). Kueng: Correspondence (#591). Discovery disclosure (#592) & Affidavit of service (#593). Memorandum (#594). Other documents (#595 & 596). Next for both trial starts on 6/13/22.
6/6/22 Update: The cases against Thao & Kueng have been rescheduled for a joint trial on 1/5/23, with jury selection set for 1/9/23 & opening statements on 1/30/23. Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill ruled Monday. Jury selection in the case was set to begin June 14. Opening statements were slated for July 5. Kueng, Lane & Thao were convicted in federal court in February of violating Floyd's civil rights & causing his death. They have not yet been sentenced for that conviction. In court last Tuesday, the defense attorneys say they believe the sentencing won't take place until late summer — after the state's trial is wrapped. Cahill's order nodded to the pending sentences in federal court & left many months of time for either of them to plead guilty. The judge said he will accept no plea agreements reached by the County Attorney's Office & either defendant until after their federal court sentencings, which have yet to be scheduled. The terms of the federal sentencings could affect the thinking of prosecutors or the defense about whether to reach a plea agreement in State court. The attorneys listed new developments they say could taint the jury pool, including the recent guilty plea from Lane, the February guilty verdicts for all three former officers in Federal court, the settling of costly civil rights lawsuits & public comments from politicians such as Attorney General Keith Ellison. 6/6/22: Thao: Order Granting Motion (trial moved) (#592). Kueng: Order Granting Motion (trial moved) (#597).
6/9/22: Thao: Correspondence (#593). Discovery disclosure (#594). Affidavit of service #(#595). Kueng: Correspondence (#598). Discovery disclosure (#599). Affidavitt of service (#600).
*Federal Grand Jury indicted & charged (5/7/21) Tou Thao (34/now 36) & J. Alexander Kueng (26/now 28) for violated Floyd’s civil rights. Charged (5/7/21) & arraigned (7/14/21) with violating Floyd's right to be free from unreasonable seizure, alleging they willfully failed to intervene to stop Chauvin’s unreasonable force, resulting in bodily injury to & the death of Mr. Floyd & failure to provide Floyd with medical care. Thomas Kiernan Lane (37/now 39) is charged with failure to provide Floyd with medical care. All released on $25K unsecured bond. All plead not guilty on 9/14/21.
Trial began on 1/20/22 with jury selection. Jurors were selected. 12 jurors: 5 men & 7 women & alternates: 3 men & 3 women. Trial began on 1/24/22 with opening statements. Prosecutors rested their case on 2/15/22. Juror #47 (man) was excused (2/8/22) for medical reasons. Replaced by man. 12 Jurors: 5 men & 7 women & alternates: 2 men & 3 women. Another juror is excused. No mention of # of women & men. 12 jurors & 4 alternates. Another juror is excused re family commitment. Now: 12 jurors & 3 alternates (4 men & 8 women). Jury Deliberations: Day 1 (2/23/22) ~7 hours. Day 2 (2/24/22) ~6 hours. Total deliberations: ~13 hours.
2/24/22 Thursday, Trial Day 20/Deliberations Day 2: Jurors continue deliberations. Deliberated: ~6 hours. Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao was convicted of violating Floyd's constitutional right to be free from unreasonable seizure by failing to stop Chauvin's unreasonable force. Also find Thao guilty of failing to render aid. Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane convicted of failing to render aid to Floyd. Former Minneapolis police officer J. Alexander Kueng convicted of failing to intervene. Kueng also convicted of failing to render aid. All three former Minneapolis police officers convicted of violating George Floyd's constitutional rights. The three men remain free on bond & are expected to start pre-sentencing proceedings next week. Will take a few months for hearing date.
5/11/22 Update: Judge Paul Magnuson has denied motions for acquittals & a mistrial from the three former Minneapolis police officers convicted of federal civil rights charges in George Floyd’s killing. All moved for acquittals & asked for a mistrial based on “prosecutorial misconduct.
for more info see post #306 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ody-minneapolis-25-may-2020-21.586952/page-16
*Derek Michael Chauvin (44) - Federal grand jury indicts (5/7/21) for violating Floyd’s civil rights & 14 yr, old boy. Plead guilty to all charges on 12/15/21. Sentenced to 25 years in prison.

 

[Niner]

Thao & Kueng - State charges

Docket update:

06/21/2022 Motion Hearing (8:30 AM) (Judicial Officer Cahill, Peter A.)

01/05/2023 Jury Trial (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Cahill, Peter A.)

link: https://pa.courts.state.mn.us/CaseDetail.aspx?CaseID=1628112184

 

[Niner]

Sort of pertaining to this case.

Biden nominates Minnesota prosecutor in Derek Chauvin case for federal judgeship

President Biden has nominated Jerry Blackwell to be a federal judge for the District of Minnesota. Blackwell was a prosecutor in the Derek Chauvin murder trial.

www.foxnews.com

June 15, 2022

The White House announced Wednesday that President Biden is nominating Derek Chauvin prosecutor Jerry Blackwell to be a federal district court judge for the District of Minnesota.

Blackwell was part of the legal team that successfully secured a guilty verdict against Chauvin for the 2020 murder of George Floyd. He is one of seven new judicial picks the president named, and the White House specifically mentioned diversity in its press release.

 

[Niner]

Chauvin's Federal case docket update:

Doc # Date Filed Description
332 Apr 27, 2022 PRELIMINARY PRESENTENCE REPORT as to Derek Michael Chauvin (Restricted Document). (CNS)
Main Document Presentence Report/Addendum

333 May 4, 2022 ORDER as to Derek Chauvin (1). Signed by The Hon. Paul A. Magnuson on 5/4/2022. (LLM)
Main Document Order/Notice to Attorney

335 May 11, 2022 Main Document Sealed Objection to Presentence Report

336 May 11, 2022 Main Document Sealed Objection to Presentence Report

341 May 17, 2022 Main Document Motion for Miscellaneous Relief

349 May 25, 2022 Main Document Letter to the Court - Final Notice

350 May 25, 2022 Main Document Presentence Report/Addendum

355 Jun 1, 2022 Main Document Transcript Request

360 Jun 3, 2022 Main Document Motion for Extension of Time to File Position Pleadings

361 Jun 7, 2022 Main Document Motion for Extension of Time to File Position Pleadings

362 Jun 8, 2022 Main Document Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Position Pleadings


link: Docket for United States v. Chauvin, 0:21-cr-00108 - CourtListener.com

 

[JerseyGirl]

State requests speedier start for state trial of ex-officers Thao and Kueng in George Floyd killing

If the request is granted, the fired officers could go on trial in Hennepin County in August. As of now, the trial date is Jan. 5.

www.startribune.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

The state trial of Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng, who are charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting manslaughter in Floyd’s May 2020 death, was recently pushed back to Jan. 9, 2023. Their trial was supposed to start on June 13 after being postponed from March of this year.

The State of Minnesota, on behalf of Floyd’s family, filed a motion on June 17 demanding a “speedy trial,” citing the Victim Rights Act. And in response to this, Kueng’s attorney filed a motion for a continuance, seeking to push the start of his trial back to after April 3, 2023, citing Kueng being unavailable from January-March 2023 “due a scheduling conflict of a personal nature.”

The pair has a motion hearing scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday with Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill.

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Ex-Minneapolis Cop Charged In George Floyd's Murder Seeks Further Trial Delay - Fox21Online

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The State of Minnesota is demanding a speedy trial for two former Minneapolis police officers charged in connection with George Floyd’s murder, while one officer is asking for the trial to be delayed further. The state trial of Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng, who are...

www.fox21online.com

 

[Niner]

I'll shorten this up a bit...


Tuesday, June 21st:
*Motions Hearing (State) (@ 8:30am CT) - MN – George Perry Floyd, Jr. (46) (May 25, 2020, Minneapolis, arrested for forgery & killed in police custody) – only for *Tou Thao (34/now 36) & *J. Alexander Kueng (26/now 28) were fired (5/26/20), arrested (6/3/20) & charged (6/4/20) with aiding & abetting 2nd degree murder-unintentional-while committing a felony & aiding & abetting 2nd degree manslaughter-culpable negligence creating unreasonable risk. Bond set at $1M for all or bond conditions @ $750K. Kueng released (6/19/20) on $750K bond with conditions. Thao released (7/4/20) on $750K bond with conditions.
*Thomas Kiernan Lane (37/now 39) plead guilty (5/18/22) to a State charge of aiding & abetting 2nd degree manslaughter. As part of Wednesday’s plea deal, Thomas Lane will have a count of aiding & abetting 2nd degree unintentional murder dismissed. Per plea will only serve 3 years in Federal prison currently with his federal sentence of violating Floyd’s civil rights. Sentencing on 9/21/22.
Trial was set to begin on 6/13/22 with motions hearing & with jury selection starting on 6/14/22. Opening statements begin 7/5/22.
Trial has been moved to:
Trial set to begin on 1/5/23 & 1/6 with motions hearing & jury selection starts on 1/9/23. Opening statements will begin on 1/30/23. @9am The jury won't be sequestered except for deliberations, but with security restrictions.
Bond conditions & court info from 6/3/20 to 6/9/22 reference post #326 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ody-minneapolis-25-may-2020-21.586952/page-17
6/13/22: The cases against Thao & Kueng have been rescheduled for a joint trial on 1/5/23, with jury selection set for 1/9/23 & opening statements on 1/30/23. Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill ruled Monday. Jury selection in the case was set to begin June 14. Opening statements were slated for July 5. Motions hearing on 1/5/23.
6/15/22 Update: For Thao & Kueng: Motions hearing on 6/21/22. 6/17/22: Thao: Correspondence for Judicial Approval (#596). Demand speedy trial (#597). Kueng: Correspondence for Judicial Approval (#601). Demand speedy trial (#602).
6/17/22 Update: The revised schedule that Judge Cahill laid out calls for hearing pretrial motions Jan 5-6, with jury selection beginning Jan. 9. Questionnaires will be mailed to a new pool of “several hundred” potential jurors around Sept. 1. Opening statements are set for Jan. 30.
Judge Cahill’s order said he won’t entertain any potential plea agreements from Thao or Kueng until 15 days after their federal sentencings. They rejected plea deals from prosecutors earlier. U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson has not set dates for sentencing Chauvin, Thao, Kueng & Lane on their federal civil rights convictions. Defense attorneys said during a hearing before Judge Cahill last week that they were expecting the sentencings sometime in September.
6/20/22 Update: Prosecutors are asking that the trial of Thao & Kueng to begin months earlier than currently scheduled. Assistant Minnesota Attorney General Matthew Frank wrote Friday to Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill that the filing was being made "on behalf of the family of George Floyd," who died on May 25, 2020, while under the knee of another fired officer, Derek Chauvin. Frank cited the "speedy trial" provision under the state's court rules of criminal procedure in making his request. The one-page document offered no further elaboration. Kueng's defense attorney filed a response over the weekend that not only seeks to have the trial pushed even further out by at least three months from its current Jan. 5 start, but he also disclosed that there have been at least two meetings in Cahill's chambers, where plea negotiations were discussed. The first meeting occurred on March 9, followed by another on May 27, nine days after fellow fired officer Thomas Lane pleaded guilty for his role in Floyd's death while in police custody. Cahill has scheduled a hearing on the matter for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, 6/21/22, when attorneys on both sides will be heard. If the speedy trial request is granted, the trial could start in mid-August.
*Federal Grand Jury indicted & charged (5/7/21) Tou Thao (34/now 36) & J. Alexander Kueng (26/now 28) for violated Floyd’s civil rights. Charged (5/7/21) & arraigned (7/14/21) with violating Floyd's right to be free from unreasonable seizure, alleging they willfully failed to intervene to stop Chauvin’s unreasonable force, resulting in bodily injury to & the death of Mr. Floyd & failure to provide Floyd with medical care. Thomas Kiernan Lane (37/now 39) is charged with failure to provide Floyd with medical care. All released on $25K unsecured bond. All plead not guilty on 9/14/21.
Trial began on 1/20/22 with jury selection & ended 2/24/22. Total deliberations: ~13 hours.
Info on indictment of 5/7/21 & court info from 5/15/21 thru 1/21/22 & Jury Selection (1/20/22) & trial (Days 1-20) 1/24/22 to 2/22/22 & Jury deliberations (Day 1-2) 2/23-2/24/22 reference post #256 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-25-may-2020-21-officers-trial.586952/page-13
All were found guilty. Will take a few months for sentencing date. Sentencing sometime in September.
*Derek Michael Chauvin (44) - Federal grand jury indicts (5/7/21) for violating Floyd’s civil rights & 14 yr, old boy. Plead guilty to all charges on 12/15/21. Chauvin still awaits sentencing for the federal conviction. He is currently serving 22 ½ years in prison for murder & manslaughter convictions in State court for Floyd's killing. The government is recommending a 25-year sentence for Chauvin. He would serve the sentence concurrently with his state sentence, and in a federal prison, under recommendations in the plea agreement. No sentencing date yet.

 

[sds71]

I'll shorten this up a bit...


Tuesday, June 21st:
*Motions Hearing (State) (@ 8:30am CT) - MN – George Perry Floyd, Jr. (46) (May 25, 2020, Minneapolis, arrested for forgery & killed in police custody) – only for *Tou Thao (34/now 36) & *J. Alexander Kueng (26/now 28) were fired (5/26/20), arrested (6/3/20) & charged (6/4/20) with aiding & abetting 2nd degree murder-unintentional-while committing a felony & aiding & abetting 2nd degree manslaughter-culpable negligence creating unreasonable risk. Bond set at $1M for all or bond conditions @ $750K. Kueng released (6/19/20) on $750K bond with conditions. Thao released (7/4/20) on $750K bond with conditions.
*Thomas Kiernan Lane (37/now 39) plead guilty (5/18/22) to a State charge of aiding & abetting 2nd degree manslaughter. As part of Wednesday’s plea deal, Thomas Lane will have a count of aiding & abetting 2nd degree unintentional murder dismissed. Per plea will only serve 3 years in Federal prison currently with his federal sentence of violating Floyd’s civil rights. Sentencing on 9/21/22.
Trial was set to begin on 6/13/22 with motions hearing & with jury selection starting on 6/14/22. Opening statements begin 7/5/22.
Trial has been moved to:
Trial set to begin on 1/5/23 & 1/6 with motions hearing & jury selection starts on 1/9/23. Opening statements will begin on 1/30/23. @9am The jury won't be sequestered except for deliberations, but with security restrictions.
Bond conditions & court info from 6/3/20 to 6/9/22 reference post #326 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ody-minneapolis-25-may-2020-21.586952/page-17
6/13/22: The cases against Thao & Kueng have been rescheduled for a joint trial on 1/5/23, with jury selection set for 1/9/23 & opening statements on 1/30/23. Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill ruled Monday. Jury selection in the case was set to begin June 14. Opening statements were slated for July 5. Motions hearing on 1/5/23.
6/15/22 Update: For Thao & Kueng: Motions hearing on 6/21/22. 6/17/22: Thao: Correspondence for Judicial Approval (#596). Demand speedy trial (#597). Kueng: Correspondence for Judicial Approval (#601). Demand speedy trial (#602).
6/17/22 Update: The revised schedule that Judge Cahill laid out calls for hearing pretrial motions Jan 5-6, with jury selection beginning Jan. 9. Questionnaires will be mailed to a new pool of “several hundred” potential jurors around Sept. 1. Opening statements are set for Jan. 30.
Judge Cahill’s order said he won’t entertain any potential plea agreements from Thao or Kueng until 15 days after their federal sentencings. They rejected plea deals from prosecutors earlier. U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson has not set dates for sentencing Chauvin, Thao, Kueng & Lane on their federal civil rights convictions. Defense attorneys said during a hearing before Judge Cahill last week that they were expecting the sentencings sometime in September.
6/20/22 Update: Prosecutors are asking that the trial of Thao & Kueng to begin months earlier than currently scheduled. Assistant Minnesota Attorney General Matthew Frank wrote Friday to Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill that the filing was being made "on behalf of the family of George Floyd," who died on May 25, 2020, while under the knee of another fired officer, Derek Chauvin. Frank cited the "speedy trial" provision under the state's court rules of criminal procedure in making his request. The one-page document offered no further elaboration. Kueng's defense attorney filed a response over the weekend that not only seeks to have the trial pushed even further out by at least three months from its current Jan. 5 start, but he also disclosed that there have been at least two meetings in Cahill's chambers, where plea negotiations were discussed. The first meeting occurred on March 9, followed by another on May 27, nine days after fellow fired officer Thomas Lane pleaded guilty for his role in Floyd's death while in police custody. Cahill has scheduled a hearing on the matter for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, 6/21/22, when attorneys on both sides will be heard. If the speedy trial request is granted, the trial could start in mid-August.
*Federal Grand Jury indicted & charged (5/7/21) Tou Thao (34/now 36) & J. Alexander Kueng (26/now 28) for violated Floyd’s civil rights. Charged (5/7/21) & arraigned (7/14/21) with violating Floyd's right to be free from unreasonable seizure, alleging they willfully failed to intervene to stop Chauvin’s unreasonable force, resulting in bodily injury to & the death of Mr. Floyd & failure to provide Floyd with medical care. Thomas Kiernan Lane (37/now 39) is charged with failure to provide Floyd with medical care. All released on $25K unsecured bond. All plead not guilty on 9/14/21.
Trial began on 1/20/22 with jury selection & ended 2/24/22. Total deliberations: ~13 hours.
Info on indictment of 5/7/21 & court info from 5/15/21 thru 1/21/22 & Jury Selection (1/20/22) & trial (Days 1-20) 1/24/22 to 2/22/22 & Jury deliberations (Day 1-2) 2/23-2/24/22 reference post #256 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-25-may-2020-21-officers-trial.586952/page-13
All were found guilty. Will take a few months for sentencing date. Sentencing sometime in September.
*Derek Michael Chauvin (44) - Federal grand jury indicts (5/7/21) for violating Floyd’s civil rights & 14 yr, old boy. Plead guilty to all charges on 12/15/21. Chauvin still awaits sentencing for the federal conviction. He is currently serving 22 ½ years in prison for murder & manslaughter convictions in State court for Floyd's killing. The government is recommending a 25-year sentence for Chauvin. He would serve the sentence concurrently with his state sentence, and in a federal prison, under recommendations in the plea agreement. No sentencing date yet.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1539244616368660480

 

[Niner]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1539244616368660480

well - geez... I don't care how far ahead they try & put this trial - people are NOT going to forget what happened.

Thank you for that info!

Oh wait a second - they moved it up! Oh good!

 

[Niner]

I didn't think they would have the court site updated yet - but surprise - they do!


06/21/2022 Motion Hearing (8:30 AM) (Judicial Officer Cahill, Peter A.)
Result: Held On the Record

06/21/2022 Hearing Held Remote

10/24/2022 Jury Trial (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Cahill, Peter A.)

01/05/2023 CANCELED Jury Trial (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Cahill, Peter A.)
Other

link: https://pa.courts.state.mn.us/CaseDetail.aspx?CaseID=1628112172



Kueng:

06/21/2022 Motion Hearing (8:30 AM) (Judicial Officer Cahill, Peter A.)
Result: Held On the Record

06/21/2022 Hearing Held Remote

06/21/2022 Order Granting Motion Index # 604 (Judicial Officer: Cahill, Peter A. )

10/24/2022 Jury Trial (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Cahill, Peter A.)

01/05/2023 CANCELED Jury Trial (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Cahill, Peter A.)
Other

link: https://pa.courts.state.mn.us/CaseDetail.aspx?CaseID=1628112184


I'll check on them later in the week to see if they might have another hearing before the trial.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Judge resets trial to October for 2 former cops in George Floyd's death

A judge on Tuesday rescheduled the state trial for two former Minneapolis police officers in George Floyd's killing to Oct.

thenationaldesk.com

judge on Tuesday rescheduled the state trial for two former Minneapolis police officers in George Floyd's killing to Oct. 24 to resolve dueling requests for a new trial date after the state sought to start it as soon as this summer while a defense lawyer asked to delay it to next spring.

Attorneys for all sides told Cahill they agreed to the Oct. 24 start date for jury selection. The judge also scheduled a hearing on pretrial motions for Sept. 26-27.

 

[Niner]

Kueng & Thao - State docket update:

Motion #604 - some additional dates.

The Defense motion to change the trial date is GRANTED:
a. Motions in limine will be heard October 6 and 7, 2022, at 9 a.m. each day
by Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/366ccskt.

b. Trial will commence with jury selection on October 24, 2022, at 9:00 a.m.
i. Each Defendant will have five peremptory strikes and the State will have a total of six peremptory strikes.

ii. Jury selection will be by individual selection as required by Minn.
R. Crim. P. 26.02 subd. 4(2)(b).

iii. Questionnaires shall be sent out to a new panel of jurors on or about July 25, 2022.

c. Opening statements and presentation of evidence will begin November 7,
2022, at 9:15 a.m. The Court will be in recess on the following weekdays during trial:
i. November 11, 2022 (Veterans’ Day)

ii. November 23-25, 2022 (Thanksgiving)

d. Trial will be finished, and deliberations will begin on or before December
16, 2022.

2. Good cause is found to continue this case beyond August 17, 2022, based on the Court’s prior findings supporting the original continuance to January 2023


link: https://www.mncourts.gov/mncourtsgo...27-CR-20-12953-JAK/JK-OrderGrantingMotion.pdf

 

[Niner]

Prosecutors seek 25-year prison sentence for Chauvin over breach of Floyd's rights

Federal prosecutors requested a 25-year prison sentence for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for violating George Floyd's civil rights during his arrest and murder, online court records showed.

www.reuters.com

June 24, 2022

June 23 (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors requested a 25-year prison sentence for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for violating George Floyd's civil rights during his arrest and murder, online court records showed.

In a motion filed on Wednesday in the District Court of Minnesota, U.S. Department of Justice attorneys said Chauvin abused his authority as a police officer and damaged public trust in law enforcement and the criminal justice system.
[.....]
They recommended a 25-year prison sentence as part of a plea agreement between prosecutors and Chauvin, who pleaded guilty to violating Floyd's civil rights in December. Chauvin faced the risk of life in prison if he went to trial.

District Judge Paul Magnuson has yet to set a date for the sentencing hearing.

A state judge sentenced Chauvin to 22-1/2 years in prison in June 2021 after a jury convicted him of the 2020 murder of Floyd.

In the motion on Wednesday, federal prosecutors asked for the federal sentence to run concurrently with the state sentence.

 

[Niner]

I see I have not updated this thread on the following.


Federal case for Thao & Kueng docket updates:


Doc # Date Filed Description
352 May 26, 2022 RESPONSE by USA as to Tou Thao, J Alexander Kueng, Thomas Kiernan Lane re [340] Motion to Join Motion, [341] MOTION Join re [338] MOTION for Reconsideration of Defendant Thomas Lane's Motion for Judgment of Acquittal, [337] MOTION to Amend/Correct Motion for Judgment of Acquittal to Include a Due Process Violation, [288] MOTION for Acquittal, [264] MOTION for Acquittal, (Bell, LeeAnn) Modified text on 5/27/2022 (ABR).
Main Document - Response

353 Jun 1, 2022 SEALED OBJECTION to Presentence Report by Thomas Kiernan Lane. (Gray, Earl)
Main Document - Sealed Objection to Presentence Report

354 Jun 1, 2022 SEALED OBJECTION to [345] Presentence Report/Addendum by J Alexander Kueng. (Plunkett, Thomas)
Main Document - Sealed Objection to Presentence Report

355 Jun 1, 2022 TRANSCRIPT REQUEST for an Expedited 7-Day Transcript for a COPY OF [319] Transcript(s) to Court Reporter Renee Rogge. (Ludmer, Ivan)
Main Document - Transcript Request

356 Jun 1, 2022 SEALED OBJECTION to [345] Presentence Report/Addendum by USA as to J Alexander Kueng. (Sertich, Manda)
Main Document - Sealed Objection to Presentence Report

357 Jun 1, 2022 SEALED OBJECTION to [343] Presentence Report/Addendum by USA as to Thomas Kiernan Lane. (Sertich, Manda)
Main Document - Sealed Objection to Presentence Report

358 Jun 2, 2022 NO OBJECTIONS to [347] Presentence Report/Addendum by USA as to Tou Thao. (Bell, LeeAnn)
Main Document - Sealed Objection to Presentence Report

359 Jun 2, 2022 SEALED OBJECTION to [347] Presentence Report/Addendum by Tou Thao. (Paule, Natalie)
Main Document - Sealed Objection to Presentence Report

360 Jun 3, 2022 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Position Pleadings by USA as to Derek Michael Chauvin. (Bell, LeeAnn)
Main Document - Motion for Extension of Time to File Position Pleadings

361 Jun 7, 2022 Amended MOTION for Extension of Time to File Position Pleadings by USA as to Derek Michael Chauvin. (Bell, LeeAnn)
Main Document - Motion for Extension of Time to File Position Pleadings

362 Jun 8, 2022 ORDER as to Derek Michael Chauvin (1): IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. The amended joint Motion [361] is GRANTED; and 2. The parties sentencing position pleadings are due on or before June 22, 2022. Signed by The Hon. Paul A. Magnuson on 6/8/2022. (LLM)
Main Document - Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Position Pleadings

363 Jun 8, 2022 ORDER as to Tou Thao (2), J Alexander Kueng (3), and Thomas Kiernan Lane (4): IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Defendant Kueng's Motion to Join [340] is GRANTED; 2. Defendant Thao's Motion to Join [341] is GRANTED; 3. Defendant Lane's Motion to Amend/Correct [337] is DENIED; and 4. Defendant Lane's Motion for Reconsideration of Motion of Judgment of Acquittal [338] is DENIED. (Written Opinion) Signed by The Hon. Paul A. Magnuson on 6/8/2022. (LLM)
Main Document - Order on Motion to Amend/Correct

364 Jun 15, 2022 Letter to the Court re: Final Notice as to Thomas Kiernan Lane (Restricted Document). (CNS)
Main Document - Letter to the Court - Final Notice

365 Jun 15, 2022 PRESENTENCE REPORT/ADDENDUM as to Thomas Kiernan Lane (Restricted Document). (CNS)
Main Document - Presentence Report/Addendum

367 Jun 15, 2022 Letter to the Court re: Final Notice as to J Alexander Kueng (Restricted Document). (CNS)
Main Document - Letter to the Court - Final Notice

368 Jun 15, 2022 PRESENTENCE REPORT/ADDENDUM as to J Alexander Kueng (Restricted Document). (CNS)
Main Document - resentence Report/Addendum

370 Jun 16, 2022 DOCUMENT FILED IN ERROR - WILL REFILE. Letter to the Court re: Final Notice as to Tou Thao (Restricted Document). (CNS) Modified text on 6/17/2022 (ABR).
Main Document - Letter to the Court - Final Notice

371 Jun 16, 2022 PRESENTENCE REPORT/ADDENDUM as to Tou Thao (Restricted Document). (CNS)
Main Document - Presentence Report/Addendum

373 Jun 17, 2022 Letter to the Court re: Final Notice as to Tou Thao (Restricted Document). (CNS)
Main Document - Letter to the Court - Final Notice

374 Jun 22, 2022 Sealed Position on Sentencing/Sentencing Memorandum by Derek Michael Chauvin. (Nelson, Eric) (Entered: 06/22/2022)
Main Document - Position on Sentencing/Sentencing Memorandum

375 Jun 22, 2022 POSITION ON SENTENCING/SENTENCING MEMORANDUM by USA as to Derek Michael Chauvin (Bell, LeeAnn) (Entered: 06/22/2022)
Main Document - Position on Sentencing/Sentencing Memorandum

379 Jun 29, 2022 Letters, E-mails, and Other Sentencing Hearing Materials by Derek Michael Chauvin (Restricted Document). (Nelson, Eric) (Entered: 06/29/2022)
Main Document - Letters, E-mails, and Other Sentencing Hearing Materials

381 Jun 29, 2022 MOTION to Amend/Correct 345 Presentence Report/Addendum, 380 Position on Sentencing/Sentencing Memorandum filed by J Alexander Kueng by J Alexander Kueng. (Plunkett, Thomas) (Entered: 06/29/2022)
Main Document

382 Jun 29, 2022 MOTION for Variance by J Alexander Kueng. (Plunkett, Thomas) (Entered: 06/29/2022)
Main Document


link: Docket for United States v. Chauvin, 0:21-cr-00108 - CourtListener.com

 

[Niner]

Prosecutors seek prison for 3 ex-cops in Floyd killing

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors asked a judge Wednesday to sentence one of the four former Minneapolis police officers convicted of civil rights violations in George Floyd's killing to as many as 6 1/2 years in prison but to impose significantly stiffer yet unspecified sentences on two others

apnews.com

June 29, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors asked a judge Wednesday to sentence one of the four former Minneapolis police officers convicted of civil rights violations in George Floyd’s killing to as many as 6 1/2 years in prison but to impose significantly stiffer yet unspecified sentences on two others.

They urged U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson to follow the nonbinding federal sentencing guidelines for former Officer Thomas Lane and impose a penalty between 5 1/4 and 6 1/2 years on prison.

Prosecutors also said former Officer J. Alexander Kueng deserves a “substantially higher” sentence than Lane’s, but less than the 20 to 25 years Derek Chauvin is expected to get. And they said they’ll seek a ”comparable” sentence to Kueng’s for former Officer Tou Thao.
[.....]
Magnuson has not set sentencing dates for the four former officers. The federal civil rights cases were separate from the state murder and manslaughter charges against them.


A lot more in the article.