Ex-Police Officer Derek Chauvin Accuses Jury Member Of Being ‘Untruthful’ About Black Lives Matter Connection, Demands New Trial
June 5 2021, Published 12:53 p.m. ET
Derek Chauvin says he deserves a new trial because one of the jury members who found him guilty of murdering George Floyd wasn't honest during jury selection.
According to court documents obtained by Breaking Celebrity News, Chauvin’s legal team is back in court arguing for his murder conviction to be dismissed.
Chauvin is set to be sentenced on June 25. He is facing 40 years in prison after being found guilty of murdering George Floyd. Prosecutors believe he should serve 30 years while Chauvin is trying to get off with time served and probation.
In his argument, he claims to have never meant to kill Floyd and did nothing wrong. Chauvin says he is a target for other inmates to kill and claims he suffers from health problems.
At the same time, Chauvin is attempting to have the entire conviction dismissed. His lawyers have presented a list of things they believe the judge did wrong during the trial.
The convicted murderer says the judge was wrong in not allowing the case to be heard in another venue. He claims all jurors knew of the case by the time they were called into serve.
His lawyer wrote “The media coverage in this case is like a bomb explosion: Hennepin and Ramsey counties are ground zero and although felt far and wide, the effects of the explosion diminis