Derek Chauvin's lawyers request a new trial before sentencing on murder conviction

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Weeks away from learning his sentence for the murder of George Floyd, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is seeking a new trial, arguing that the overwhelming publicity surrounding the case deprived him of due process.

“It was the perfect storm of bad publicity and setbacks across the board for [Chauvin],” Paul Applebaum, a St. Paul, Minn.-based criminal defense lawyer, told Yahoo News.

Nelson’s motion argued that Cahill abused his discretion by denying Chauvin a change of venue and by failing to sequester the jury before deliberations, which would have required them to avoid all media . Chauvin’s co-defendants — former Minneapolis officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao — face charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder and are set to stand trial in August.

 

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His privilege will ensure an (un)fair retrial.

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He didn't seem to mind murdering someone in plain view.

PROOF OF MURDER WAS MADE BEYOND DOUBT

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