Chauvin's defense attorney requests new trial By BELINDA ROBINSON in New York | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-05-06 10:41 Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin listens as a jury finds him guilty of all charges in his trial for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd with his defense attorney Eric Nelson in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US April 20, 2021 in a still image from video. [Photo/Agencies] The defense attorney for Derek Chauvin, the former police officer convicted of the murder of George Floyd, filed a legal motion Tuesday to request a new trial, claiming juror misconduct and errors in discretion by the judge.