Derek Chauvin's Murder Conviction Upheld in George Floyd Killing by Minnesota Appeals Court.

The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's second-degree murder conviction and 22 1/2-year sentence in the killing of George Floyd. Chauvin's attorney had asked the appeals court to throw out the ex-officer's convictions for a long list of reasons, including the massive pretrial publicity. However, the three-judge panel sided with prosecutors who said Chauvin got a fair trial and just sentence. Floyd's death touched off protests around the world, some of which turned violent, and forced a national reckoning with police brutality and racism.