MINNEAPOLIS 鈥� Hours before he is to be sentenced in the 2020 murder of George Floyd , former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin鈥檚 motion for a new trial has been denied.
Judge Peter Cahill denied the request in a ruling released this morning, June 25.
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In the ruling, Cahill said the defense failed to demonstrate that Chauvin was deprived of a fair trial, either by court error or abuse or prosecutorial misconduct.
In addition, Cahill said the defense failed to establish a case of juror misconduct, or that a juror gave false testimony during jury selection.
Chauvin is scheduled to be sentenced at 1:30 p.m. today in Hennepin County.
WATCH: LIVE AT 1:30 P.M.: Derek Chauvin to be sentenced for the murder of George Floyd The sentencing of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd will begin at 1:30 p.m. Watch a livestream here.
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