{"id":117189,"date":"2021-06-25T16:59:05","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T16:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=117189"},"modified":"2021-06-25T16:59:05","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T16:59:05","slug":"former-minneapolis-cop-derek-chauvin-denied-new-trial-hours-before-sentencing-in-murder-of-george-floyd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/former-minneapolis-cop-derek-chauvin-denied-new-trial-hours-before-sentencing-in-murder-of-george-floyd\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin denied new trial hours before sentencing in murder of George Floyd"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>A Minnesota judge rejected a request for a new trial for former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin.<\/li>\n<li>The denial came hours before the judge is due to sentence Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, a Black man whose videotaped brutal killing sparked demands for reform of police departments.<\/li>\n<li>Prosecutors have asked Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill to sentence Chauvin to 30 years in prison.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A Minnesota judge Friday rejected a request for a new trial for former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd.<\/p>\n<p>The denial came just hours before the judge is due to sentence Chauvin for the murder of Floyd, a Black man whose videotaped brutal killing in May 2020 sparked demands for reform of U.S. police departments.<\/p>\n<p>Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill, in an order, wrote that Chauvin&#x27;s lawyer Eric Nelson had failed to show that Cahill committed errors that deprived Chauvin of a fair trial or that prosecutors engaged in misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>Cahill also rejected a request by the defense for a hearing on possible misconduct by jurors, saying Chauvin&#x27;s lawyer failed to establish that a juror gave false testimony during jury selection.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors have asked Cahill to sentence Chauvin to 30 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>That is a decade less than the maximum possible sentence he faces on the charge of second-degree murder, the most serious of the three counts on which he was convicted by a jury on April 20 after trial.<\/p>\n<p>Jurors also convicted Chauvin of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.<\/p>\n<p>Chauvin&#x27;s lawyer is asking the judge to sentence the 45-year-old white ex-police officer to probation, with time served in jail since last year.<\/p>\n<h2>CNBC Politics<\/h2>\n<p>Read more of CNBC&#x27;s politics coverage:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bipartisan infrastructure deal will likely omit major climate change measures<\/li>\n<li>Rudy Giuliani is suspended from practicing law in New York over false statements about Trump election loss<\/li>\n<li>2024 GOP hopefuls head to New York to meet with donors as possible White House bids loom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The presumptive sentence for Chauvin under Minnesota&#x27;s sentencing guidelines is 12\u00bd years.<\/p>\n<p>Chauvin held his knee on or near Floyd&#x27;s neck for more than nine minutes, as the 46-year-old was prone on the ground, while detaining him on suspicion of using a counterfeit bill for a purchase, as three other Minneapolis cops stood by.<\/p>\n<p>The shocking video of Floyd&#x27;s death, which was widely disseminated by news media and on social media, led to a wave of large protests across the nation against police brutality and systemic racism.<\/p>\n<p>The three other now-ex cops involved in Floyd&#x27;s arrest, Tou Thao, J. Alexander Keung and Thomas Lane, were originally due to stand trial in August on charges of aiding and abetting murder and manslaughter in Floyd&#x27;s death. That trial is now scheduled for next March.<\/p>\n<p>Cahill postponed that trial in light of a federal criminal indictment issued in May against the three officers and Chauvin for violating Floyd&#x27;s civil rights. The judge said he wanted the federal case to be handled first and also wanted to put some time between Chauvin&#x27;s state trial and that of the three other cops.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>This is breaking news. Check back for updates.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/06\/25\/derek-chauvin-sentencing-for-murder-of-george-floyd.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Minnesota judge rejected a request for a new trial for former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin. 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