MINNEAPOLIS – Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will appeal his conviction for murder to the U.S. Supreme Court, his attorney said. Chauvin choked George Floyd to death in 2020 and sparked national dialogue on excessive policing. Chauvin is white. Floyd was black. Chauvin’s attorney, William Morhman, said that going now to the U.S. Supreme Court will repeat Chauvin’s claim that his right to a fair trial was compromised by pre-trial publicity and the trial court’s worry that acquittal could trigger race riots all over he country.
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