Minnesota prosecutors ask court to reject Derek Chauvin defense team's motions for new trial
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Minnesota prosecutors in the Derek Chauvin murder case filed a memorandum Wednesday asking the court to deny the defense’s motions for a new trial.
The state wrote that Chauvin’s attorney’s claims that the former Minneapolis police officer should have been tried in another county outside of Hennepin – which includes Minneapolis, where George Floyd died during an arrest last year – were irrelevant because publicity of the murder was widespread. Prosecutors noted that Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020, after Chauvin held knelt on Floyd's neck for nine minutes, was recorded by a bystander.More Related News