Convicted Murderer Derek Chauvin Demands Government Pay Him $14,000 To Cover His Legal Bills In George Floyd Trial
Aug. 20 2021, Published 2:12 p.m. ET
Derek Chauvin is demanding the government pay him money after being found guilty of murdering George Floyd.
According to court documents obtained by Breaking Celebrity News, Chauvin’s lawyer Eric Nelson filed a motion for attorney’s fees. He says his client is owed reasonable fees after having to deal with the state pretrial appeal in February.
At the time, the prosecutors were fighting to reinstate a charge of third-degree murder. Nelson filed a motion to dismiss of the appeal which was unsuccessful.
In court documents, Chauvin’s lawyer says per the law, the prosecuting authority is responsible for the defendant’s legal bills associated with fighting the pretrial appeal.
He submitted three different requests. The total amount he believes the government should pay him is $14,031.25. In the first motion, Chauvin is asking for Nelson to be paid $5,000 for the 60.25 hours he worked.
The former police officer says his lawyer should be paid $7,531 but lowered the request amount due to the law. In the second, Nelson says he worked another 43.25 hours on another part of the pretrial appeal.
In the last one, the lawyer says he is owed $4,031.25 for the hours he spent researching, writing and reviewing the petition.