Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd, will appeal his conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court, his attorneys said.
The decision to appeal came soon after Minnesota’s highest court denied Chauvin’s request to review his case. Chauvin was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for second-degree murder in the 2020 killing of Floyd, which sparked protests and unrest across the nation over police brutality and systemic racism.
