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Derek Chauvin listens as the verdict is read out in his trial on Tuesday.
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  • An attorney for Derek Chauvin has filed an appeal of his murder conviction.
  • Chauvin was found guilty last month of murdering George Floyd.
  • Attorney Eric Nelson is citing prosecutorial and jury misconduct in his motion for a new trial.
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Derek Chauvin's attorney has filed a motion in Hennepin County, Minnesota, requesting a new trial for the disgraced former Minneapolis police officer, citing jury misconduct and other factors.

On April 20, Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.

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