Derek Chauvin is appealing his conviction in the murder of George Floyd in the Minneapolis Supreme Court after arguing that a trial near the scene where a black man was killed denied him a fair trial
- Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted in April 2021 of the May 2020 murder of George Floyd when he knelt on his neck during his arrest
- Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison and is currently behind bars in Arizona
- He appealed to the Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday, arguing that the district judge’s decision not to adjourn the trial deprived him of a fair trial
Derek Chauvin on Wednesday appealed his conviction in the murder of George Floyd, arguing that the decision not to move the trial to another city deprived him of a fair trial.
Chauvin was convicted in April 2021 for the May 2020 killing of Floyd.
The former Minneapolis police officer knelt on Floyd’s neck during the arrest, although Floyd claimed he couldn’t breathe.
Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison in June 2021 and has been behind bars in Arizona ever since.
On Wednesday, Chauvin filed a complaint in the Minnesota Supreme Court, alleging that he was not afforded a fair trial.
Chauvin was featured in videos captured by horrified viewers kneeling on the handcuffed Floyd for more than nine minutes in May 2020
The petition came a month after Chauvin lost his appeal in the Minnesota Court of Appeals.