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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

Derek Chauvin vows to appeal conviction for George Floyd’s murder to Supreme Court

AP

The former Minneapolis police officer who murdered George Floyd in 2020 will appeal his conviction to the US Supreme Court, according to his attorneys.

An appeal from Derek Chauvin, who was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison after a second-degree murder conviction, was rejected by Minnesota’s highest court in a one-page document on 18 July.

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