Derek Chauvin appeals against conviction

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is set to appeal against the conviction handed to him in the death of George Floyd.

Chauvin who was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison argues that the Jury at the trial was not impartial.

One Jury member has been seen donning a “Black Lives Matter” shirt and throughout the trial the members had the ability to watch cable news.

President Biden too had “prayed” for Chauvin’s sentencing ahead of the Jury’s verdict.

The judge had asked the Jury to avoid watching TV but the set(s) were not taken out of their living spaces.

Further questions on the impartiality were raised by Chauvin’s lawyer at the trial, as by watching TV the jury’s decision could be influenced.

George Floyd’s death in police custody sparked major riots and thefts all over the US, and protests around the World.

Chauvin alleges that the trial judge misused his powers and denied his request to move the trial out of the city and all the publicity.

He is now looking for a private lawyer and has asked the Supreme Court to review an earlier decision that denied him from having a public legal representative.

Chauvin was given 90 days starting from June 25 to appeal against his conviction.

He had been found guilty of all three charges which included second-degree, and was told to register as an offender.