Ex-Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin, convicted of George Floyd murder, files for new trial

Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis police officer convicted of second-degree murder in the killing of George Floyd, has filed an appeal requesting a new trial.

Chauvin submitted the filing last month in Hennepin County District Court.

In the filing, Chauvin claims his conviction should be vacated, saying flawed medical testimony, misrepresented police training and faulty jury instructions warrant a new trial or evidentiary hearing…

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