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Derek Chauvin's Attorney Files Motion for New Trial After Ex-Cop Was Convicted of George Floyd's Murder People 4 hrs ago © Provided by People Minnesota Department of Corrections/AP/Shutterstock Derek Chauvin Derek Chauvin's defense attorney has filed a motion for a new trial two weeks after the former police officer was convicted of murdering George Floyd. In a four-page document obtained by PEOPLE, Chauvin's attorney, Eric J. Nelson, alleges that his client was not given a fair trial due to a number of misconducts, including an "abuse of discretion" made by the court when it denied a re...

Derek Chauvin’s defense team filed a motion in a Minneapolis court on Tuesday requesting a new trial for the former officer convicted last month for murdering George Floyd. In the motion, the legal team alleged jury misconduct and claimed Chauvin was deprived of a fair trial. Chauvin is currently awaiting sentencing in Minnesota’s highest security prison, where he is kept in an isolated cell for 23 hours a day, after twelve jurors fund him guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter on April 20. Footage of Floyd’s May 25 death show...

A Chauvin juror participated in the 2020 March on Washington. Is it grounds for appeal? Janelle Griffith © Provided by NBC News A juror in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, participated in last summer's March on Washington, a move that is coming under scrutiny after Chauvin's attorney requested a new trial on several grounds, including juror misconduct. The attorney, Eric Nelson, did not refer to the juror's participation in the march in his request for a new trial Tuesday. Chauvin, who is white, was convic...

Derek Chauvin's defense attorney requested a retrial Tuesday in the matter of the death of George Floyd, citing numerous grounds including...

Derek Chauvin (Photo Provided/Minnesota Department of Corrections) by: Amir Vera and Aaron Cooper, CNN Posted: May 4, 2021 / 07:44 PM EST (CNN) — An attorney for Derek Chauvin filed a motion for a new trial on Tuesday. The former Minneapolis police officer was convicted on April 20 of second-degree unintentional murder, second-degree manslaughter and third-degree murder in the death of George Floyd. The four-page document, filed by attorney Eric Nelson, details a number of errors the defense believes were made during the trial which violated Chauvin’s constitutional rights to a due ...