First Posted: May 04, 2021 09:25 PM EDT
Derek Chauvin s legal team filed a motion that requests a new trial after being charged guilty for the death of George Floyd. The said motion was filed by Chauvin s defense attorney, Eric Nelson, on Tuesday in Hennepin County in Minnesota, more than a week after the ex-cop was found guilty. It cited multiple grounds for a new trial that includes jury misconduct.
It can be remembered that Representative Maxine Waters from California was under fire when Judge Cahill was not impressed by her comments in front of the protesters. Cahill said that Waters rhetoric tarnished the proceeding and can lead to an appeal in an event of a conviction and overturned. The comment of the California representative also paved the way for Republicans to censor her.