Supreme Court rejects appeal of former officer convicted of killing George Floyd

Supreme Court rejects appeal by Derek Chauvin in George Floyd case

The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin who was convicted for second-degree murder for the death of George Floyd. Chauvin’s legal team requested the nation’s highest court take up his case as they argue he was denied a fair trial in 2021 because of prejudicial pre-trial publicity and the threat of violence and riots in the event he was acquitted. Investigative journalist Liz Collin joi…

Supreme Court rejects appeal by Derek Chauvin in George Floyd case

The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin who was convicted for second-degree murder for the death of George Floyd. Chauvin’s legal team requested the nation’s highest court take up his case as they argue he was denied a fair trial in 2021 because of prejudicial pre-trial publicity and the threat of violence and riots in the event he was acquitted. Investigative journalist Liz Collin joi…

Supreme Court declines to hear Derek Chauvin’s appeal in George Floyd’s murder

Floyd’s murder galvanised widespread protests across America against police brutality

On Monday, the United States Supreme Court rejected an appeal against Derek Chauvin's 22-and-a-half-year prison sentence for

Supreme Court rejects Derek Chauvin’s appeal in George Floyd’s killing - Boston News, Weather, Sports

(CNN) — The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murder in the 2020 killing of George Floyd. Chauvin was found guilty in April 2021 of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death. He was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison – which exceeded Minnesota’s sentencing guidelines range of 10 years and eight month…

Missouri Supreme Court declines to consider appeal from Sec. of State Jay Ashcroft

He was challenging an appeals court decision that ruled his ballot language for an abortion initiative was too biased and argumentative.