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Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, center, is taken into custody as his attorney, Eric Nelson, looks on, after the verdicts were read at Chauvin’s trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn.
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MINNEAPOLIS Derek Chauvin’s defense on Tuesday moved to have the former Minneapolis police officer receive a new murder trial, alleging misconduct by prosecutors and the judge before guilty verdicts on murder and manslaughter charges were handed down two weeks ago.
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Derek Chauvin is scheduled for sentencing on June 16 for the murder of George Floyd late last spring, while juror identities will remain secret for six more months, a judge ordered Friday.
The fired Minneapolis police officer was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-manslaughter in connection with Floyd s death as he was pinned to the pavement under Chauvin s knee for more than nine minutes on May 25 at 38th and Chicago. Sentencing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. in Hennepin County District Court.
Also Friday, Judge Peter Cahill ordered that the jurors identities remained under seal for at least six more months, along with the list of prospective jurors, juror questionnaires and the unredacted verdict forms containing the foreperson s signature.
MINNEAPOLIS â Derek Chauvin is scheduled for sentencing on June 16 for the murder of George Floyd last year, and juror identities will remain secret for six more months, a judge ordered Friday.
The fired Minneapolis police officer was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd s death; Floyd was pinned to the pavement under Chauvin s knee for more than nine minutes on May 25 at 38th and Chicago. Sentencing is set for 1:30 p.m. in Hennepin County District Court.
Also Friday, Judge Peter Cahill ordered that the jurors identities remain under seal for at least six more months, along with the list of prospective jurors, juror questionnaires and the unredacted verdict forms containing the foreperson s signature.
Chauvin in ‘most secure unit’
Paul Walsh - Star Tribune
The news about Derek Chauvin’s conviction spread quickly. Verdict documents filed with the court Wednesday showed that the jury foreperson signed the second-degree murder sheet at 1:44 p.m. and the sheets for the other two counts a minute later.
The “booking photo” of Derek Chauvin was released Tuesday.
Aaron Lavinsky | Minneapolis Star Tribune
MINNEAPOLIS – Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin spent his first night in prison since his conviction for murdering George Floyd segregated from the other inmates, a Minnesota Department of Corrections spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Chauvin, found guilty Tuesday in connection with Floyd’s death on May 25, is being housed under “administrative segregation” status for his own safety at the Oak Park Heights Prison until sentencing in June, said agency spokeswoman Sarah Fitzgerald.