Derek Chauvin‘s legal team may face an uphill battle if they seek to appeal his conviction on murder charges in the death of George Floyd, legal experts say.
However, Chauvin’s defense team likely sees the charged atmosphere around the trial and public comments from Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and President Biden as grounds for a future appeal. Judge Peter Cahill even highlighted Waters’s remarks as possible fodder.
On Tuesday, a jury convicted Chauvin of all three murder and manslaughter charges brought by state prosecutors in the highly-publicized trial. Continue reading.