Derek Chauvin appeals his conviction for George Floyd's murder

[WhiskeyGrinder]

https://www.npr.org/2022/04/27/1095032337/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-appeal

One year after he was convicted of murdering George Floyd, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has filed an appeal hoping to overturn the jury's verdict and reduce his sentence.

Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill sentenced Chauvin last June to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, after he was found guilty of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

Chauvin is asking the Minnesota Court of Appeals to take one of three actions: toss his conviction and send his case back to Hennepin County; reverse the result and order a new trial in a new venue; or order Chauvin to be sentenced to a lesser punishment.

Chauvin's legal team filed its brief with the court on Monday. Two days later, the state of Minnesota issued a much-anticipated report sharply criticizing the Minneapolis Police Department for a "pattern or practice of race discrimination in violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act," as member station Minnesota Public Radio News reports.

[Hoyt]

1. That 9-minute murder video ain't going away, Derek.

[a kennedy]

2. Fawk him.....

[LakeArenal]

3. Lot can happen to a guy like him....in prison...

I sure would hate to see happen to a murderer like him.

[GoldandSilver]

4. Every time I see the video

with Chauvin looking back at the videographer, his hand in his pocket, I grind my teeth and revisit how I felt the first time I saw it, how I still feel when I see it.

Chauvin got a better prison assignment, going from state prison to a federal facility, which made me a little sad. Sadder still is the fact the he still feels justified in his actions.

Chauvin deserves what he got, the same is true of the men who chased down and killed Amaud Arbery.

Cruel and stupid people…..The real threat to societies everywhere..

[Haggis 4 Breakfast]

5. The State should put a stop to this.

He's wasting taxpayer dollars trying to assuage his own guilt. Suck it up, you racist scumfuck. You got exactly what you deserved.

[electric_blue68]

6. SHUT Up, and SIT Down Chauvin

🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
murderous bastard

[jmowreader]

7. We are still in America, folks

Derek Chauvin has the perfect right to appeal his murder conviction and 22-1/2 year sentence.

The court has the even more perfect right to tell the murdering scumbag to shut his pie hole, go the fuck back to prison and thank his lucky stars it's not possible to extend a jail sentence because if anyone needs that, it's him.