By Nathan Layne
(Reuters) - A judge dismissed a lesser murder charge against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin but said he still had to face the most serious murder charge in George Floyd's death in May, according to a court ruling released on Thursday.
Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill said
"a positive step in the path toward justice for George Floyd."
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