Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in a police booking photo after a jury found him guilty on all counts in his trial for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 20, 2021. Photo by Handout/Minnesota Department of Corrections via Reuters
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Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin asked a judge on Tuesday for a new trial, court records showed, two weeks after he was found guilty of murder and manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd.
In a series of motions filed to District Court Judge Peter Cahill, attorney Eric Nelson said his client was deprived of a fair trial, adding there was prosecutorial and jury misconduct, errors of law at trial and that the verdict was contrary to the law. Prosecutors did not immediately file a response to the motions for a new trial.
Derek Chauvin Trial: Juror Brandon Mitchell Says There Was No Pressure To Reach A Guilty Verdict
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) One of the jurors in the Derek Chauvin trial spoke out Wednesday about his experience in the landmark case, where the former Minneapolis police officer was convicted last week of murdering George Floyd. Brandon Mitchell, who was juror No. 52, spoke with Gayle King on CBS This Morning, explaining what it felt like for him to serve in the biggest criminal case in Minnesota history. “We were just stressed because everyday we ha…
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