‘The Defense Is Under The Gun': Legal Expert Breaks Down Derek Chauvin's Motion For New Trial

CBS Minnesota

May 5, 2021

The defense for Derek Chauvin has motioned for a new trial, alleging the court broke Chauvin’s constitutional rights in several ways, but the chances of a new trial actually happening are “very low,” according to a legal expert.

Chauvin’s defense attorney, Eric Nelson, claims the court violated Chauvin’s constitutional rights for several reasons, including not allowing the trial to move outside of Hennepin County, and not sequestering the jury the entire time. He also says the jury committed misconduct, and wants a hearing to throw out the verdict.

On April 20, Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd. The jury found him guilty on all three counts of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. He spent his first days of conviction in the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Oak Park Heights.

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