Judge Rejects Chauvin’s Request for New Trial in George Floyd’s Death

In this image from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson (L) and defendant, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, listen to Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill read instructions to the jury before closing arguments, in the trial of Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn., on April 19, 2021. Court TV via AP

MINNEAPOLIS—A judge on Friday rejected former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin’s request for a new trial in George Floyd ’s death.

Judge Peter Cahill said defense attorney Eric Nelson has not shown that the court abused its discretion or that there was any prosecutorial misconduct that would have deprived Chauvin of his right to a fair trial. The ruling came hours before Chauvin was to be sentenced for murder in Floyd’s death.