Posted on 10/11/2022 5:47:15 PM PDT by TChad
Derek Chauvin could not afford an attorney to appeal his convictions in the case of George Floyd. Chauvin’s insurance did not extend to appeals and the Minnesota Supreme Court denied him a public defender. Although I thought Chauvin could not have received a fair trial in Hennepin County, it looked like he wouldn’t be able to raise the issue on appeal either.
I put out the call on Power Line for some member of the Minnesota bar to represent Chauvin on appeal. In the best tradition of the American legal profession, my friend Bill Mohrman answered the call. Chauvin’s legal defense fund is here at GiveSendGo.
I spoke to Bill this morning about the appeal. The state’s brief was written by a team of lawyers led by Neal Katyal, volunteering his and his firm’s services to the prosecution of Chauvin. Katyal is easily one of the most prominent appellate lawyers in the United States.
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May this attorney be as successful as the Eric Rudolph attorney. Amen
OOPS!!!
Meant to say MAY THIS ATTORNEY BE AS SUCCESSFUL AS THE RICHARD JEWELL ATTORNEY!!!
Brain f#rt.
You made me look up Eric Rudolph, who I thought was still in prison.
He is.
Well, isn’t that right? I’m no fan of Derek Chauvin, but I thought he deserved a fair trial, and I don’t think he got one. Any juror who voted to acquit him would have been lynched by that mob. The case was so famous that I doubt he has much chance of success in this appeal, but he does deserve an appeal. Now he will get one.
Floyd killed himself by overdosing on street drugs. Chauvin made mistakes but he didn’t kill Floyd. Floyd was already a dead man walking when confronted.
My understanding was that Chauvin followed the Department's guidelines on the particular tactics he used in restraining Floyd, but I concede I may have missed something.
If the circumstances had not been so distracting Chauvin may have decided enough was enough, but it appears he was justified in paying close attention to the threatening crowd that surrounded him. The active crowd in essence was interfering with and obstructing the performance of a LEO.
What mistakes by Chauvin have been established in your view?
Thanks.
That should come up in the appeal. As I recall there was a dispute about whether or not he died from a fentanyl overdose, although his blood level was potentially lethal.
You pretty much summed them up. Once the perp stopped moving he probably should have brought his knee up and checked his pulse to be on the safe side but as you said; the crowd could have been a threat. That distraction should have been a key component in his defense.
...the Minnesota Supreme Court denied him a public defender.
Thank God. He just performed a public service.
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