Defense attorney Eric Nelson argued that Derek Chauvin’s constitutional right to a fair trial was violated. This from foxnews.com. We knew this was coming, right? Thank you Maxine Waters, you crazy witch.
Ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has filed a motion seeking a new trial in the death of George Floyd, arguing that his constitutional right to a fair trial was violated multiple times throughout the proceedings.
Defense attorney Eric Nelson took issue with the judge’s refusal to grant a change of venue and the decision to not sequester jurors during the trial, among other things.
“The cumulative effect of the multiple errors in these proceedings deprived Mr. Chauvin of a fair trial, in violation of his constitutional rights,” the filing reads.
Nelson argued that it was unconstitutional when the court declined to compel testimony from Morries Hall, a suspected drug dealer and friend of Floyd’s who was with him at the time of the May 25, 2020 incident that led to his death.
Also a photo recently emerged online of a juror on the murder trial wearing a Black Lives Matter T-shirt. This has sparked questions about his impartiality, according to reports.
Juror Brandon Mitchell, 31, who is Black, could be seen in the photo wearing the T-shirt emblazoned with a picture of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the phrases “Get your knee off our neck” and “BLM.” He is also wearing a “Black Lives Matter” hat in the photo.
“The Court abused its discretion and violated Mr. Chauvin’s rights under the Confrontation Clause when it failed to order Morries Hall to testify, or in the alternative, to admit into evidence Mr. Hall’s statements to law enforcement regarding his interactions with George Floyd and presence at the May 25, 2020 incident.”
Hall invoked the Fifth Amendment to avoid testifying, but he had made statements to police that were not revealed to jurors, despite Nelson’s attempts to have them read in court.
Nelson also accused prosecutors of “pervasive, prejudicial prosecutorial misconduct” and alleged that jurors convicted Chauvin on charges that the evidence did not sufficiently support.
“The Court abused its discretion when it submitted instructions to the jury that failed to accurately reflect the law with respect to second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and authorized use of force,” the filing reads.
And he argued that the court allowed prosecutors to lead witnesses during questioning.
In addition to requesting a new trial, Nelson also asked for the guilty verdicts against Chauvin to be tossed.
Allegedly, multiple errors made during the court proceedings. Is anyone surprised? If I had one guess, I’d say Judge Peter Cahill set Chauvin soundly up for a certain appeal process. Cahill squeezed out a guilty verdict, quelled the madding crowd, received praise for his conduct, and will now see the buck passed to another schmuck of a judge. I call that a win/win. Unless, of course, your ethics are more intact than an attorney’s.
