“They have got to get this moved,” said Paul Applebaum, a Minnesota attorney, referring to the defense team. He said if they get a jury with mostly minority jurors, “they are cooked.”
While ordering a new venue may be necessary to protect the defendants’ rights of due process and impartial jury, moving trials involving police defendants to less diverse areas has stirred allegations of injustice in the past.
Ex-officers in George Floyd case may seek venue change, raising questions of bias
Tom Hals, Reuters
Ex-officers in George Floyd case may seek venue change, raising questions of bias
