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Correction: George Floyd-Top Prosecutor story

May 22, 2023, 8:39 AM | Updated: May 25, 2023, 7:40 am

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — In a May 22 story about Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s new book on the murder of George Floyd and the trial of Derek Chauvin, The Associated Press misspelled the name of the prosecution jury consultant. Her name is Christina Marinakis, not Christina Maranakis.

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Correction: George Floyd-Top Prosecutor story