The Minneapolis court is about to screen jurors in the trial of Derek Chauvin

On Tuesday, the Minneapolis court had the forethought to screen  jurors in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former policeman facing murder charges for his role in the George Floyd murder case, which received global criticism.

The rarest of all, this case is considered as a landmark instance of officials  criminally responsible for killing civilians.

The trial on charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter had been scheduled to begin on Monday.

The Minnesota Court  reconsider the request by prosecutors to reinstate a third charge of third-degree murder, which according to Judge Peter Cahill of the Hennepin County district court needs a relook.

Chauvin’s lawyers are asking the state Supreme Court to prevent the additional charge being applied.

According to prosecutors in  Minnesota attorney general’s office they can’t start the trial until the appeal issue  gets to grip.

“Unless the Court of Appeals tells me otherwise, we’re going to keep going,” the judge said on Monday.

Chauvin, 44, would face up to 40 years in prison if convicted on the most serious charge.