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Originally Posted by Icky Thump
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He has basically said that in the past when rejecting venue change motions, which are difficult to win based on Minnesota state court precedent. He’s got twelve jurors already and it seemed unlikely he would even delay the proceedings given how that could adversely affect the jury pool. It seems like the right decision even with the civil trial settlement, but the questionable timing of the settlement and the City not being able to shut up about it sure made this appellate issue a juicier one for Chauvin.