BREAKING: Derek Chauvin appeals conviction in George Floyd murder, arguing trial wasn't fair
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over Chauvin's sentencing in Minneapolis, on June 25, 2021.
Mohrman wrote that the publicity, combined with riots, the city's $27 million settlement with Floyd's family announced during jury selection, thein a Minneapolis suburb during jury selection, and the unprecedented courthouse security were just some of the factors prejudicing Chauvin's chance of a fair trial.
He also argued that Cahill improperly excluded evidence that could have been favorable to Chauvin, and accused prosecutors of misconduct. The prosecutors, which include state Assistant Attorney General Matthew Frank and Neal Katyal, who was acting U.S. solicitor general during the Obama administration, are arguing that Chauvin's rights were not prejudiced.
In this image from police body camera video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin stands outside Cup Foods in Minneapolis, on May 25, 2020, with a crowd of onlookers behind him. They said in their brief that pretrial publicity had blanketed the state making a change of venue for the trial pointless, and that Cahill took extensive steps to ensure the selection of impartial jurors. They also said he took sufficient steps to shield the jurors from outside influences so there was no need to sequester them before deliberations.
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