Ex-officer Derek Chauvin to ask US Supreme Court to review his conviction in murder of George Floyd

Derek Chauvin to ask Supreme Court to review conviction in murder of George Floyd

Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, in court in June 2021. Chauvin held his knee on George Floyd’s neck and ignored his protests that he couldn’t breathe.Associated Press Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd, will appeal his conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court, his attorneys said.The decision to appeal came soon after Minnesota’s highest court denied Chauvin’s request to review …

Ex-Police Officer Convicted in Death of George Floyd to Appeal to US Supreme Court

The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of second-degree murder in the death of George Floyd will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review his conviction after the Minnesota Supreme Court refused to hear his appeal. The U.S. Supreme Court is asked to look at thousands of cases each year, out of which it agrees to hear a mere fraction. Before it recessed for the summer on June 30, the nation’s highest court had issued 58 opinions in cases arg…

Chauvin will ask Supreme Court to review conviction in George Floyd murder case

“This criminal trial generated the most amount of pretrial publicity in history,” Chauvin's attorney said Wednesday.

Chauvin to ask Supreme Court to review conviction in George Floyd murder

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review his conviction after Minnesota’s top court declined to hear the case this week. Chauvin’s attorney, William Mohrman, told The Associated Press they were “obviously disappointed” in the Minnesota Supreme Court’s decision on Tuesday. Mohrman…

Derek Chauvin vows to appeal conviction for George Floyd’s murder to Supreme Court

Minnesota’s highest court rejected his appeal after the officer was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison

Derek Chauvin to ask US Supreme Court to reconsider his conviction

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is poised to ask the United States Supreme Court to reconsider his conviction in the killing of George Floyd, his attorney said.