Chauvin’s attorney argued that the trial judge should have moved the case out of Minneapolis because of extensive pretrial publicity and unprecedented security precautions due to fears of violence.
Minnesota's Court of Appeals has upheld Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's second-degree murder conviction for the May 2020 killing of George Floyd.
The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday upheld former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's second-degree murder conviction in the killing of George Floyd, and let his 22 1/2-year sentence remain in place.
Chauvin’s attorney had asked the appeals court to throw out the ex-officer’s convictions for a long list of reasons, including the massive pretrial publicity.
The Minnesota Court of Appeals found no abuses of discretion in Derek Chauvin's trial for the murder of George Floyd, and declined to rule on other issues it deemed irrelevant.
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has upheld Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's second-degree murder conviction for the May 2020 killing of George Floyd.
A Minnesota appeals court upheld former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's convictions in the murder of George Floyd, rejecting his petition for a new trial on state charges in the man's 2020 killing.
Derek Chauvin's murder conviction has been upheld in the Minnesota Court of Appeals. Chauvin was involved in the 2020 killing of George Floyd that sparked national protests.
'The jurors that sat on this jury had a stake in the outcome of the case because they lived here where the riots occurred,' Chauvin's attorney had argued.
