Ex-Police Officer Convicted in Death of George Floyd to Appeal to US Supreme Court

In this image taken from video, former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over Chauvin's sentencing, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn., on June 25, 2021. Court TV via AP, Pool

The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of second-degree murder in the death of George Floyd will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review his conviction after the Minnesota Supreme Court refused to hear his appeal.

The U.S. Supreme Court is asked to look at thousands of cases each year, out of which it agrees to hear a mere fraction.