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.