It will not be difficult to prove to a jury that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd. It could, however, be difficult to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he intended to kill Floyd.

This is what prosecutors must now prove, since Minnesota’s Attorney General Keith Ellison raised the charges against Chauvin from third-degree murder and manslaughter to second-degree murder.

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