Appeals Court Asked, to Void Derek Chauvin's, Guilty Verdict.
On January 18, an attorney representing Derek Chauvin urged an appeals court to throw out the former police officer's conviction in the murder of George Floyd.
On January 18, an attorney representing Derek Chauvin urged an appeals court to throw out the former police officer's conviction in the murder of George Floyd.
NBC reports that the attorney argued that legal and procedural errors deprived the former Minneapolis law enforcement officer of a fair trial.
On May 25, 2020, Floyd died after Chauvin pinned him to the ground with his knee on his neck for over nine minutes.
The death of Floyd triggered protests around the world and increased calls for a national reckoning of police brutality and systemic racism.
According to Chauvin's attorney, the trial should have been moved out of Minneapolis following extensive pretrial publicity and unprecedented security precautions.
According to Chauvin's attorney, the trial should have been moved out of Minneapolis following extensive pretrial publicity and unprecedented security precautions.
Jurors in the trial found Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill sentenced Chauvin to 22 1/2 years.
In a separate federal civil rights charge, the former officer was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison.
Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill sentenced Chauvin to 22 1/2 years.
In a separate federal civil rights charge, the former officer was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison.
He is now serving those sentences concurrently in Arizona.
According to Appeals Judge Peter Reyes, the court will rule on the request by Chauvin's attorney within 90 days.
