Derek Chauvin, the man who was convicted for murdering George Floyd and consequently setting off the ‘mostly peaceful’ Black Lives Matter movement, filed for an appeal to the Supreme Court.
Since then, the Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal.
Chauvin hoped to appeal his case because it occurred during a politically charged time that almost certainly impacted the jury’s decisions.
Despite proof he didn’t kill George Floyd, they still wouldn’t review his case.
This proves Derek Chauvin is a political prisoner and the justice system is rigged. pic.twitter.com/giuwSuN9Lq
— iamyesyouareno (@iamyesyouareno) November 20, 2023
Fox News has more on the story:
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from the Minnesota ex-cop Derek Chauvin, who was convicted in the Memorial Day 2020 murder of George Floyd.
Chauvin and his legal team had argued that his 2021 trial in Minneapolis was held during a time of political upheaval, and the jury was tainted by the likelihood of even more violent riots if he had been acquitted.
“This criminal trial generated the most amount of pretrial publicity in history,” Chauvin’s attorney William Morhmann said at the time of the appeal. “More concerning are the riots which occurred after George Floyd’s death (and) led the jurors to all express concerns for their safety in the event they acquitted Mr. Chauvin — safety concerns which were fully evidenced by surrounding the courthouse in barbed wire and National Guard troops during the trial and deploying the National Guard throughout Minneapolis prior to jury deliberations.”
The Minnesota Supreme Court also declined to hear the case, effectively upholding Chauvin’s conviction. The former officer is serving a sentence of more than two decades in prison.
The death of George Floyd and the resulting chaos certainly left many of the jury terrified of even considering an innocent decision.
The Supreme Court should have heard this case.
Does anyone actually believe that Derek Chauvin got a fair trial? pic.twitter.com/VOySWDRfcq
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) November 20, 2023
CBS shares more on the story:
A 12-member Hennepin County jury found Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in April 2021 for the death of Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man whose killing led to nationwide protests against police brutality and racial injustice.
Video taken by a bystander of Floyd’s fatal encounter with Minneapolis police on May 25, 2020, showed Chauvin, who is White, pressing his knee to Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes. Three other police officers involved in the episode were charged and are serving shorter sentences.
Chauvin was sentenced to 22 ½ years in prison in June 2021. He also pleaded guilty in December 2021 to a federal charge of violating Floyd’s civil rights and was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison, which he is serving concurrently with his state sentence.
Everyone deserves a fair trial, and Derek Chauvin is no exception.
He deserves an utterly fair trial despite what you think happened that day.
Join the conversation!
Please share your thoughts about this article below. We value your opinions, and would love to see you add to the discussion!