Minnesota appeals court upholds Derek Chauvin’s murder conviction

Ex-police officer is serving 22-and-a-half-year sentence for the murder of George Floyd in May 2020

The Minnesota court of appeals on Monday upheld the most serious murder conviction against the former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, for the killing of George Floyd.

Chauvin is serving a 22-and-a-half-year sentence on the second-degree murder count, arising from the death of Floyd on 25 May 2020.