Derek Chauvin APPEALS his conviction for murdering George Floyd at Minneapolis Supreme Court after arguing that trying him near scene of black man’s killing deprived him of fair trial
- Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was in April 2021 convicted of murdering George Floyd in May 2020, kneeling on his neck during his arrest
- Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison, and is currently behind bars in Arizona
- On Wednesday he filed an appeal before Minnesota Supreme Court, arguing he was deprived of a fair trial by the district judge’s decision not to move the trial
Derek Chauvin on Wednesday filed an appeal against his conviction for murdering George Floyd, arguing that he was deprived of a fair trial by the decision not to move proceedings to another city.
Chauvin was convicted in April 2021 of killing Floyd in May 2020.
The former Minneapolis police officer knelt on Floyd’s neck during arrest, despite Floyd’s pleas that he could not breathe.
Chauvin was sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison, in June 2021, and has since then been behind bars in Arizona.
On Wednesday, Chauvin filed a case before Minnesota Supreme Court claiming that he was not given a fair trial.
Chauvin was seen in videos recorded by horrified onlookers kneeling on the handcuffed Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes in May 2020
