Former Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, who was found guilty of murder in George Floyd’s death case, intends to appeal his conviction and sentence
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin said he intends to appeal his sentence in the high-profile murder of George Floyd in 2020, which sparked"Black Lives Matter" protests across the globe.
Derek Chauvin said he intends to appeal on 14 grounds. Among them, he claims Judge Peter Cahill abused his discretion when he denied Chauvin’s request to move the trial out of Hennepin County due to pretrial publicity. He was sentenced to 22 and a half years – a sentence higher than the presumptive 12 and a half years after the judge agreed with prosecutors that there were aggravating factors in Floyd’s death.Chauvin is also charged in federal court with violating Floyd’s civil rights when he knelt on the Black man’s neck for about 9 and a half minutes as Floyd was facedown on the pavement, not resisting and pleading for air. Chauvin had 90 days from his sentencing to file notice that he intends to appeal.
Nelson had previously argued that intense publicity around Floyd’s death tainted the jury pool and that the trial should have been moved away from Minneapolis. There were reports in February that Chauvin had been prepared to plead guilty to third-degree murder and an announcement during jury selection that Minneapolis reached a $27 million settlement with Floyd’s family.
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