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  • Just Now: Derek Chauvin asks for new trial

    05/04/2021 3:50:26 PM PDT · by RandFan · 81 replies
    The Hill ^ | 05/04/21 06:17 PM EDT | BY TAL AXELROD
    <p>Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted last month of killing George Floyd, filed a request Tuesday asking for a new trial.</p><p>Eric Nelson, Chauvin’s attorney, alleged that juror misconduct and pretrial publicity in part led to Chauvin’s conviction for second- and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd's death last year.</p>
  • Prosecutors seek more severe sentence for Chauvin than in state guidelines

    05/02/2021 10:40:35 AM PDT · by RandFan · 36 replies
    The Hill ^ | 05/01/21 07:28 PM EDT | BY JORDAN WILLIAMS -
    Prosecutors are seeking a more severe sentence for Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis Police officer convicted of second-degree murder and other charges in the death of George Floyd. Floyd died last year in police custody after Chauvin kneeled on his neck for over nine minutes outside of a Minneapolis convenience store. Following Floyd's death, Chauvin was removed from the police for and charged in connection to the killing. The former officer's trial began earlier this year, and lasted for three weeks. On April 20, a jury found Chauvin guilty of second- and third- degree murder, as well as second-degree manslaughter....