Derek Chauvin’s attorneys filed a complaint on Tuesday seeking to throw out the first verdict and have a new trial, citing a whole host of reasons including jury intimidation and “fear of retribution,” as well as jury misconduct, prosecutorial misconduct and more.
The filing in the Fourth Judicial District Court argues a new trial should be granted “on the following grounds: the interests of justice; abuse of discretion that deprived the Defendant of a fair trial; prosecutorial and jury misconduct; errors of law at trial; and a verdict that is contrary to law.”
It goes into greater detail, talking about media coverage in particular, and the court’s curious decision not to change venues.
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