The two police officers implicated in the murder of George Floyd will not appear in court until next year (Photo: AP/Getty).

The trial of two former Minneapolis police officers accused of killing George Floyd said a recent plea deal for a third officer could create “reasonable potential for unfair trials.” The supposed judge postponed it until next year.

The trial of Tou Thao and J Alexander Kueng is the murder of Floyd, a 46-year-old black man who was killed by a former colleague, and will be tried twice and twice in 2020. Derek Sean.

Hennepin County Judge Peter Cayhill ordered her trial postponed until January 5, 2023, arguing that the extra time would improve the prospects for a fair trial.

Cahill rejected defense claims to transfer the case because of the extensive pre-trial publicity surrounding the case, but the recent publicity of the release of the plea deal reached by third defendant Thomas Lane Start in that manner, stating that it could lead to an unfair trial. Scheduled for June 13.

He also said that if he is convicted of federal civil rights charges in Lane, Tao and Quen in February, a fair jury trial could be complicated.

“The promotion of these last two events and their environment is important. [that] “It can be difficult for a jury to find that Tao, 35, and Quen, 28, are innocent of a state crime,” Kayhill wrote in his ruling.

According to the judge, the cancellation of the trial should “reduce the impact of this promotion on the law and the ability to receive a fair trial by a fair and impartial jury.”

Kayhill also led last year’s trial of former officer Derek Sean, who was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for kneeling on Floyd’s neck for 9 1/2 minutes because he said he couldn’t breathe. Floyd’s murder has sparked public outcry against racial injustice and protests around the world.

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