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Jury selection is underway in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with the death of George Floyd.

The process was supposed to begin Monday but was delayed as the state supreme court reviews the possibility of re-adding a third-degree murder charge.

Derek Chauvin currently faces charges of second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in connection with Floyd’s death. He previously also faced a third-degree murder charge, which was dropped by Judge Peter Cahill last fall.

However, an appellate court ruled the judge "erred" in that decision and could reinstate that third-degree charge. Cahill says he does not have the power to reinstate that charge and added Monday that "unless the Court of Appeals tells me otherwise, we're going to keep moving."

State prosecutors have asked the appellate court to stop the proceedings completely until the effort to add a third-degree murder charge is resolved.

Considering the trial represents such a high-profile case, it is expected to take a few weeks to seat a jury that's deemed impartial.

Below is video showing an exchange from Tuesday morning with a potential juror illustrating the difficulty of selecting a jury.

Opening statements in the trial aren’t expected to take place until March 29.

Floyd died on May 25 while in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department. Video taken by bystanders at the scene of Floyd’s arrest shows Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes.

The arrest video sparked months of nationwide protests against police brutality and the largest civil rights demonstrations since the 1960s.




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Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, center, is taken into custody as his attorney, Eric Nelson, left, looks on, after the verdicts were read at Chauvin's trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. (Court TV via AP, Pool)

PHOTO: Court TV via AP, Pool

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Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin reacts as the verdict was read, finding him guilty of all three counts in the death of George Floyd. (Via CNN, POOL)

PHOTO: POOL

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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus listen on Capitol Hill in as the verdict was announced. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

PHOTO: J. Scott Applewhite

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London Williams, 31, of Harrisburg, Pa., bursts into tears in Washington, after hearing that Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

PHOTO: Jacquelyn Martin

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People cheer after a guilty verdict was announced in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

PHOTO: Morry Gash

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People cheer after a guilty verdict was announced in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

PHOTO: Morry Gash

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People cheer after a guilty verdict was announced in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

PHOTO: Morry Gash

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People cheer after a guilty verdict was announced in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

PHOTO: Morry Gash

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AniYa A motions as she walks through Times Square in New York, while talking on her cell phone. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

PHOTO: Seth Wenig

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Joseph Ravago wipes tears from the eyes of Kamaile Elderts in Washington after the verdict was announced. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

PHOTO: Alex Brandon

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Ingrid Noel, 51, left, weeps on the shoulder of Robert Bolden, at a rally outside the Barclays Center on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman)

PHOTO: Brittainy Newman / AP Photo

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Philonise Floyd and Attorney Ben Crump, from left, react after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

PHOTO: Julio Cortez

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President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the White House in Washington, after former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

PHOTO: Evan Vucci

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People gather at Cup Foods after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

PHOTO: Morry Gash

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People gather at Cup Foods after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

PHOTO: Morry Gash

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A person reacts near Cup Foods after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

PHOTO: Morry Gash

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A moment of silence was held Tuesday night by demonstrators gathered at the George Floyd mural in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo credit: WISN 12 News reporter Caroline Reinwald)

PHOTO: WISN 12 News reporter Caroline Reinwald

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A moment of silence was held Tuesday night by demonstrators gathered at the George Floyd mural in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo credit: WISN 12 News reporter Caroline Reinwald)

PHOTO: WISN 12 News reporter Caroline Reinwald

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Demonstrators gather outside Cup Foods to celebrate the murder conviction of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

PHOTO: John Minchillo

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Demonstrators gather outside Cup Foods to celebrate the murder conviction of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

PHOTO: John Minchillo

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks near Cup Foods after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis. Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslaughter in Floyd's death. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

PHOTO: Morry Gash

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Demonstrators gather outside Cup Foods to celebrate the murder conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

PHOTO: John Minchillo

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A demonstrator places flowers at a memorial outside Cup Foods as supporters gather to celebrate the murder conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

PHOTO: John Minchillo

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Demonstrators gather around the pavement where George Floyd was murdered outside Cup Foods to celebrate the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in his death, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

PHOTO: John Minchillo

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Sherri Burks, right, and Dominic Fawcett dance at the intersection of Florence and Normandie Avenues, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Los Angeles, after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of George Floyd. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

PHOTO: Jae C. Hong

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George Floyd's name is written on a sidewalk near the intersection of Florence and Normandie Avenues in Los Angeles, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of George Floyd. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

PHOTO: Jae C. Hong

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A crowd is seen at George Floyd Square after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis. Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslaughter in Floyd's death. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

PHOTO: Julio Cortez

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A crowd gathers next to the spot where George Floyd was murdered at George Floyd Square after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis. Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of Floyd. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

PHOTO: Julio Cortez


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