Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer found guilty of murdering George Floyd, appealed his conviction on Thursday, three months after he was sentenced to 22 years in prison in one of the most high profile cases of police brutality against Black Americans which sparked worldwide protests. Last week, Chauvin and three other former Minneapolis police officers involved in the fatal arrest of George Floyd pleaded “not guilty” to federal charges they face for allegedly violating Floyd’s civil rights. The four ex-cops were charged by a federal grand jury in May 2021 with violating Floyd’s constitutional rights to be free from the use of unreasonable force by a police officer. All four were also charged with violating Floyd’s civil rights by denying him access to medical care, while two of them face additional charges for failing to intervene when Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for over nine minutes.
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Ex Cop Derek Chauvin Appeals His Murder Conviction In George Floyd Case | Forbes