Minnesota state prosecutors have called on the state’s Supreme Court to reject former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s request to reconsider his conviction for the murder of George Floyd.
Chauvin’s attorney had asked the state’s highest court to hear the case after the Minnesota Court of Appeals rejected his arguments that he had been denied a fair trial. In response, the attorney general’s office filed a response on Tuesday, asking the Supreme Court to let the ruling stand. The reply stated, "Petitioner received a fair trial and the benefit of a fulsome appellate review. It is time to bring this case to a close.”
Chauvin was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison after he kneeled on Floyd’s neck for nine and a half minutes, leading to Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020. Floyd’s death sparked protests worldwide and forced a national reckoning with police brutality and racism that is still ongoing. Chauvin’s defense attorney, William Morhman, had unsuccessfully asked the Court of Appeals to throw out the ex-officers conviction for a long list of reasons, including the trial judge’s decision not to move the proceedings out of Minneapolis despite massive pretrial publicity and the potential prejudicial effects of unprecedented courthouse security.
Poster Comment:
Mike Rivero: The official autopsy of Floyd indicated no trauma to his neck and concluded he died of a massive drug overdose!