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Chauvin appeals murder conviction for killing George Floyd

FILE - Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin listens to verdicts at his trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, April 20, 2021. Chauvin asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals in a court filing, Monday, April 25, 2022, to reverse his conviction, reverse and remand for a new trial in a new venue, or order a resentencing. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File) FILE - This booking photo provided by the Minnesota Department of Corrections shows Derek Chauvin on April 21, 2021. Chauvin asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals in a court filing, Monday, April 25, 2022, to reverse his conviction, reverse and remand for a new trial in a new venue, or order a resentencing. (Minnesota Department of Corrections via AP, File) FILE - Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over his sentencing in Minneapolis on June, 25, 2021. Chauvin asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals in a court filing, Monday, April 25, 2022, to reverse his conviction, reverse and remand for a new trial in a new venue, or order a resentencing. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File) FILE - In this June 1, 2020, file photo, a cyclist passes burned-out businesses along East Lake Street that were destroyed in protests two nights earlier in Minneapolis. An external review of Minnesota's response to the civil unrest following the May 2020 killing of George Floyd found several weaknesses, including a lack of clear leadership early on as businesses were being destroyed and set ablaze, and a failure to discern peaceful from unlawful protesters. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, file) FILE - In this May 29, 2020, file photo, protesters gather in front of a burning fast food restaurant in Minneapolis. An external review of Minnesota's response to the civil unrest following the May 2020 killing of George Floyd found several weaknesses, including a lack of clear leadership early on as businesses were being destroyed and set ablaze, and a failure to discern peaceful from unlawful protesters.(AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)