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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.
Ted Sampsell-Jones, professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in Minnesota
Rachel Moran, law professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis
THE ANSWER
Derek Chauvin can and most likely will appeal his conviction; however, that doesn’t mean he will win the appeal.
WHAT WE FOUND
Chauvin has 90 days following the date of his conviction to appeal the decision, according to Minnesota rules. An appeal would not automatically grant him release from his incarceration. His defense would argue its appeal to a panel of three judges, and the judges must issue a decision within 90 days of hearing his arguments, a Minnesota Courts webpage says.
Wine bar owner, wanted over alleged COVID violations, says she ll turn self in if conditions met
Albert Lea wine bar owner, wanted in connection with alleged COVID violations, says she will turn herself in only if conditions are met Lisa Hanson, 56, contends Walz shutdown order and warrant were unlawful. April 23, 2021 7:24pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Lisa Hanson, an Albert Lea wine bar owner charged with violating COVID-related restrictions, said from an undisclosed location Friday that she had no plans to turn herself in until authorities agree to several conditions.
Among those conditions, she said, is getting served by the sheriff with the proper summons with the charges. She added that jurisdiction must be established by the court.
Did California Congresswoman Maxine Waters Tamper With The Jury In Derek Chauvin’s Trial?
Friday, April 23, 2021 | Sacramento, CA
Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., talks on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, as she waits for the verdict to be read in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd.
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An image shared more than 4,700 times on Facebook claimed that U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, a California Democrat, could be “sentenced” for “jury tampering.”
Days before a jury convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin of murdering George Floyd, Waters told protesters in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, that if he wasn’t convicted, they should “get more confrontational.”
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.