Derek Chauvin's Murder Conviction Upheld by Minnesota Appeals Court.

The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld the most serious murder conviction against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd. Chauvin's attorney had asked the appeals court to throw out the ex-officer's convictions for several reasons, including the massive pretrial publicity. Floyd died on May 25, 2020, after Chauvin used his knee to pin the Black man's neck to the ground for 9 1/2 minutes. Chauvin is serving a 22 1/2-year sentence on the second-degree murder count.