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.”
By Cherranda Smith
An attorney for
Derek Chauvin filed a motion on Tuesday (May 4) to get a new trial in the murder of
George Floyd.
Defense attorney
Eric Nelson alleged in the court documents that Chauvin didn’t get a fair trial because Hennepin County Judge
Peter Cahill declined to move the trial out of Minneapolis due to the high profile status of the case.
Nelson also claims “prosecutorial and jury misconduct; errors of law at trial; and a verdict that is contrary to law” as factors that prevented a fair trial and warrant a new trial. He also claimed the publicity of the trial led to intimidation of the defense’s expert witnesses.
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(KNSI) – People who were interested in following the trial of Derek Chauvin could watch live video from the courtroom all the way from jury selection to the verdict announcement. That was the first time a criminal trial was broadcast in Minnesota, and it won’t be the last; Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill’s order that allowed Chauvin’s trial to be broadcast extends to the August trial of the three other ex-cops charged in George Floyd’s murder.
Widespread interest in the trial and restricted capacity in the courtroom due to COVID-19 were both factors in Cahill’s decision.
By Cherranda Smith
An attorney for
Derek Chauvin filed a motion on Tuesday (May 4) to get a new trial in the murder of
George Floyd.
Defense attorney
Eric Nelson alleged in the court documents that Chauvin didn’t get a fair trial because Hennepin County Judge
Peter Cahill declined to move the trial out of Minneapolis due to the high profile status of the case.
Nelson also claims “prosecutorial and jury misconduct; errors of law at trial; and a verdict that is contrary to law” as factors that prevented a fair trial and warrant a new trial. He also claimed the publicity of the trial led to intimidation of the defense’s expert witnesses.