Derek Chauvin targets George Floyd murder conviction with new claims his prosecution was unlawful

Derek Chauvin's legal team filed a claim that Governor Tim Walz unlawfully assigned Attorney General Keith Ellison to prosecute Chauvin's case in the death of George Floyd. The claim centers on arguments about how the assignment was structured. Chauvin was convicted of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and manslaughter in April 2021 in connection with Floyd's death during an arrest in Minneapolis in May 2020.

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