On Tuesday, police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of 2nd degree murder, 3rd degree murder, and 2nd degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.
Now it sounds like he may appeal with claims that media prejudice and the settlement to George Floyd’s family tainted the trial.
Newsmax reports:
Chauvin's attorneys will have to notify the trial court within 60 days if they plan to appeal. His lawyers then have months to review transcripts and court filings dating from the start of the case to build their arguments.
Two weeks before trial testimony began, Minneapolis agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit brought by Floyd's family over his death.
The agreement was reached while jury selection in the criminal case was under way and Chauvin's attorney Eric Nelson said the settlement had an "incredible propensity to taint a jury pool."
Judge Peter Cahill on March 19 rejected Nelson's request to delay the trial because of the settlement, a decision which the defense is likely to raise on appeal.
Chauvin's lawyers may also cite Cahill's decision to hold the trial in Minneapolis as a reason to overturn the conviction.
The defense had argued it was impossible to find an impartial jury in the city, which was rocked by protests over Floyd's death. But the judge said the case was one of the most scrutinized in history and moving it would not make much of a difference.
The trial was not fair in any sense. The verdict is mob rule, and that is not justice.
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