The former Minneapolis police officer will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review his conviction for second-degree murder in the killing of George Floyd, now that the Minnesota Supreme Court has declined to hear the case.
Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, pinned George Floyd to the ground and kneeled on his neck for more than nine minutes. Floyd died in the encounter.
Nearly a dozen lawsuits have been filed on behalf of more than 60 people that were injured or arrested during the George Floyd protests in Denver during 2020.
Prosecutors have argued that when J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao should have rendered aid since bystanders, including children, knew something was wrong with George Floyd.
Several prosecution witnesses testified about their concerns over George Floyd's life during his ultimately fatal 2020 arrest in the ongoing trial of three former Minneapolis officers.
Police body camera footage depicting George Floyd's arrest was played during the federal civil rights trial of former Minneapolis officers Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng as prosecutors asked the jury to "hold these men accountable."
The ex-cop was charged in federal court with violating George Floyd's civil rights when he knelt on the Black man's neck for about 9 1/2 minutes as Floyd was facedown on the pavement, not resisting and pleading for air.
Prosecutors and attorneys for the former officers involved in the May 25, 2020 murder of George Floyd could also argue several motions at Tuesday's hearing.
Attorneys for J. Kueng and Tou Thao said Tuesday that their clients would be unfairly prejudiced if they went to trial alongside Derek Chauvin, who was convicted on state murder charges for killing George Floyd.
