Derek Chauvin to file new appeal as attorney says he has been ‘denied the opportunity for a fair trial’
"But with this latest appeal, the court has yet another opportunity to fix this, should they care to do so for the sake of justice in Minnesota, and throughout our country for that matter," said attorney Gregory Joseph.
Derek Chauvin’s attorney, Gregory Joseph, has filed a notice of appeal with the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
Joseph—who did not represent Chauvin during his initial state trial—has been representing him since November 2024 and filed the notice last week.
The filing is a notice to appeal the dismissal of a previous appeal filed last fall.
In that appeal, Joseph argued that there were several problems in the initial trial related to expert witness testimony, the video evidence presented, and the instructions to the jury, which, as Joseph pointed out, permitted the jury to consider a conviction based on an “attempt to attempt to” commit a crime.
He also raised questions about some of the statements made by police officials during their sworn testimony, including the testimony of Katie Blackwell.
As previously reported, when Blackwell unsuccessfully tried to sue Alpha News and reporter Liz Collin, more than a dozen officers came forward and provided sworn affidavits stating that Blackwell committed perjury.