Derek Chauvin asks Minnesota to overturn George Floyd murder conviction

The former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of killing George Floyd has asked the state of Minnesota to throw out his convictions and release him, according to court documents.

Derek Chauvin was convicted of second and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter after a jury concluded that his prolonged restraint of Floyd contributed to his murder in 2020.

Chauvin now says his case should’ve gone before a grand jury and that Governor Tim Walz’s decision to put Attorney General Keith Ellison in charge was unlawful.

Even if Chauvin is able to overturn his state convictions, he would still face a separate 21-year federal sentence for civil-rights violations.

Chauvin has been serving his jail time in federal prison since 2021.

This is not the first time that Chauvin’s legal team has filed for state relief since being convicted in 2021. The first petition was dismissed i...