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