Minnesota Attorney General, Chauvin Prosecutor Keith Ellison to Keynote PuLSE Institute Criminal Justice Reform Forum
Keith Ellison, the attorney general of the state of Minnesota led the successful and historic prosecution of White police officer Derek Chauvin, who was recently convicted for killing George Floyd
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, Who Led Successful Prosecution of Derek Chauvin in Killing of George Floyd to Keynote PuLSE Institute Forum
Thank you for your invitation to address The PuLSE Institute. I gladly accept and look forward to presenting a vision for criminal justice reform and how it weaves into the dream of Dr. King.”
A lawyer for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the United States has requested a new trial, two weeks after Chauvin was found guilty of second- and third-degree murder and manslaughter in the killing of a Black man, George Floyd.
In a document filed to District Court Judge Peter Cahill on Tuesday, Eric Nelson said the ex-officer was deprived of a fair trial, citing alleged prosecutorial and jury misconduct, errors of law at the trial and that the verdict was contrary to law.
“The publicity here was so pervasive and so prejudicial before and during this trial that it amounted to a structural defect in the proceedings,” Nelson wrote in the motion, as reported by broadcaster CNN.
Derek Chauvin s lawyers request a new trial before sentencing on murder conviction Crystal Hill
Weeks away from learning his sentence for the murder of George Floyd, former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin is seeking a new trial, arguing that the overwhelming publicity surrounding the case deprived him of due process.
A jury convicted Chauvin on April 20 of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the May 25, 2020, death of Floyd. His sentencing is set for June 25.
Chauvin’s attorney, Eric Nelson, filed a motion Tuesday asking Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill, who presided over the case, for a new trial, arguing, among other things, that the “publicity here was so prejudicial before and during this trial that it amounted to a structural defect in the proceedings.”