Derek Chauvin seeks US Supreme Court review of George Floyd murder conviction

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review his conviction for the second-degree murder of George Floyd, after the Minnesota Supreme Court declined to hear the case. Chauvin's attorney argues that the trial's location in Minneapolis deprived him of a fair trial due to pretrial publicity and concerns for violence. Chauvin's conviction and 22 ½-year sentence currently stand. Chauvin pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights charge and is serving a concurrent 21-year sentence in federal prison. Three other former officers involved in the case are serving shorter state and/or federal sentences, while one officer still awaits sentencing.