An inmate at the jail where Derek Chauvin is being held has warned that the convicted former Minneapolis cop is not safe in prison. Hannabal Shaddai, w
Updated: 12:36 ET, May 5 2021
AN inmate at the jail where Derek Chauvin is being held thinks the best-case scenario for the convicted former Minneapolis cop is that he s beaten up a lot .
Hannabal Shaddai, who is serving a life sentence at Minnesota Correctional Facility, doesn’t believe George Floyd’s killer is safe among the prison population because of his former profession and the nature of the crime.
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Hannabal Shaddai, who is serving a life sentence, doesn t think Derek Chauvin will be safe among the prison population
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Shaddai thinks the best thing that could happen to convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin (pictured) is that he s beaten up a lot Credit: AP
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A lawyer for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin filed a motion on Tuesday to request a new trial for his client.
Eric Nelson argued in the document to the Hennepin County District Court that it abused its discretion on a number of matters, depriving Chauvin of a fair trial. Last month, Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in connection with the May 2020 death of George Floyd.
Chauvin s legal team took issue with the court s denial of their request to have a change of venue, its decision to not sequester the jury, and the fact that it reportedly failed to accurately reflect the law when it instructed the jury on the meanings of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and authorized use of force.
Nelson s Tuesday filing also asked the judge to impeach the verdict on the grounds that the jury committed misconduct, felt pressured, and/or failed to adhere to jury instructions, though the filing did not include details about that assertion. To impeach a verdict is to question its validity.
Mary Moriarty, the former chief public defender of Minnesota s Hennepin County, said the motion is common and that nearly all of the arguments raised were previously brought up during the trial. Attorneys frequently do so in order to preserve potential issues for an appeal.
Requesting a new trial can be an intermediary step for criminal defendants in addition to filing an appeal, according to BK Law Group.