MINNEAPOLIS — Derek Chauvin's attorney on Wednesday morning made his argument before the Minnesota Court of Appeals to throw out his convictions in the murder of George Floyd, the latest and what could be the final courtroom proceeding in his case that spans nearly three years.
When the ex-Minneapolis police officer knelt on the unarmed Black man's neck for more than nine minutes, the world responded to bystander footage of the killing with outrage, riots and protests by the thousands. But William Mohrman, Chauvin's appellate attorney, said all that pretrial publicity — the unrest and calls for police reform — made it impossible to get a fair trial.
"The main remedy my client is looking for is a new trial," Mohrman contended before the three-judge panel.
