https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/George Floyd died on 25 May 2020 after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck during an arrest over a suspected counterfeit bill. Chauvin was convicted of murder in state court and pleaded guilty to federal civil rights charges. Three other former officers were convicted in federal court and pleaded guilty or were found guilty in state court.enhttps://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e33derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-82d07040a4Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Chauvin filed a third petition asking the court to vacate the conviction and dismiss the charges, MPR News reported. It argued that the governor's assignment of Attorney General Keith Ellison to prosecute was illegitimate and that no grand jury had been convened.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e32derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-dc0fd4e9e7Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000Chauvin's lawyer Gregory Joseph filed an appeal of the denial on 29 June, Fox News reported. MPR News reported that the appeal was filed with the Minnesota Court of Appeals.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e31derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-3c1a069a9fFri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000Hennepin County Judge Paul Scoggin denied the petition, MPR News reported. Fox News reported that the 41 page order, dated 1 May, found the claims barred because they were or could have been raised earlier.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e30derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-48935f7b3fThu, 20 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000Chauvin filed a new petition asking the court to vacate his sentence and order a new trial. He argued that the state's medical experts gave opinions without foundation and that police supervisors gave false testimony about training.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e29derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-1de6f42e6dMon, 07 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000The district court dismissed the petition without prejudice to refiling within the time allowed by law, according to Chauvin's later filing.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e28derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-684bf35fd9Sat, 23 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000Chauvin filed a petition for postconviction relief in Hennepin County District Court and asked for leave to amend it, according to his later filing. MPR News reported that a petition filed in late 2024 was rejected.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e27derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-cb95ea2319Mon, 08 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000The US Supreme Court declined to review Thao's federal civil rights conviction, AP reported. AP said Chauvin was separately challenging his federal conviction.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e26derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-646be22610Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000The Justice Department charged a fellow inmate with attempted murder and assault offences over the attack, Reuters and ABC News reported.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e25derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-42e4bf0cfcFri, 24 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0000Chauvin was stabbed 22 times in the law library at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, Arizona, ABC News reported. Reuters reported that prosecutors said he was stabbed about 22 times. Officials said he was stable and expected to recover, ABC reported.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e24derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-3880dde942Mon, 20 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0000The US Supreme Court rejected Chauvin's appeal of his state murder conviction without giving reasons, AP reported. His later filing gives the same date.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e23derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-7af7f58917Mon, 07 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000Thao faced sentencing before Judge Cahill on 7 August 2023, AP reported, and AP later reported he was serving a state sentence of four and three quarter years concurrently with his federal term.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e22derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-e6e504dff3Fri, 04 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Thao's federal civil rights conviction, MPR News reported. AP reported on 7 August 2023 that an appeals court had upheld his three and a half year federal sentence.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e21derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-d0976008faTue, 18 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000The Minnesota Supreme Court denied Chauvin's petition for review of the appeals court decision in a one page order, AP reported. Chauvin's later court filing gives the same date.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e20derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-d6a55c9880Mon, 01 May 2023 12:00:00 +0000Judge Cahill found Thao guilty of aiding and abetting second degree manslaughter after the stipulated evidence trial, in a ruling filed on 1 May 2023 and released the next day, AP reported. Sahan Journal also reported the verdict.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e19derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-83c35403b0Mon, 17 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +0000A three judge panel in an opinion by Judge Reyes, joined by Judges Larson and Klaphake, rejected all of Chauvin's arguments and affirmed the second degree murder conviction and the 270 month sentence.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e18derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-e308a301ffFri, 09 Dec 2022 12:00:00 +0000Kueng was sentenced to three and a half years for aiding and abetting second degree manslaughter, to run concurrently with his federal sentence, ABC News reported.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e17derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-5191062fcaMon, 24 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0000On the day their state trial was due to start, Kueng pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second degree manslaughter, and Thao agreed to let the judge decide a manslaughter charge on stipulated evidence, the Attorney General's Office said.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e16derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-15aa250082Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:00:00 +0000Lane was sentenced to 36 months, to be served concurrently with his federal sentence, the Attorney General's Office said.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e15derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-34d2adceffWed, 27 Jul 2022 12:00:00 +0000Kueng was sentenced to 36 months and Thao to 42 months in federal prison for their February 2022 convictions, the Minnesota Attorney General's Office said. AP also reported the three and three and a half year terms.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e14derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-1fc3bfec29Thu, 21 Jul 2022 12:00:00 +0000Lane was sentenced to 30 months in prison and two years of supervised release, the Justice Department said.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e13derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-d04b28a6a7Thu, 07 Jul 2022 12:00:00 +0000A federal judge sentenced Chauvin to 252 months in prison, the Justice Department said. CNN reported the term was reduced by seven months for time served, leaving 245 months, and that prosecutors asked for it to run concurrently with the state sentence.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e12derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-89cd4fb712Wed, 18 May 2022 12:00:00 +0000Lane pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second degree manslaughter, and the state dropped the murder charge against him, the Minnesota Attorney General's Office said.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e11derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-4a59b1c6eaThu, 24 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +0000After a trial of nearly five weeks in St. Paul, a federal jury found all three former officers guilty of failing to give Floyd medical aid, and Kueng and Thao also guilty of failing to intervene, the Justice Department said.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e10derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-374f84a351Wed, 15 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000Chauvin changed his plea to guilty in federal court in Minnesota, Reuters reported. The Justice Department said he admitted depriving Floyd and the 14 year old of their constitutional rights.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e9derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-32b94f32c4Fri, 25 Jun 2021 12:00:00 +0000Judge Peter Cahill sentenced Chauvin to 270 months in prison on the second degree murder count, an upward departure from the state sentencing guidelines, with 199 days of credit.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e8derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-da38c4915fFri, 07 May 2021 12:00:00 +0000A federal grand jury indictment, unsealed on 7 May 2021, charged Chauvin with using unreasonable force, Kueng and Tou Thao with failing to intervene, and all four with failing to give medical aid. A separate indictment charged Chauvin over the 2017 restraint of a 14 year old. All were presumed innocent.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e7derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-415bf7eb6aTue, 20 Apr 2021 12:00:00 +0000The jury found Chauvin guilty of second degree unintentional murder, third degree murder and second degree manslaughter. The court entered a conviction and sentenced him only on the second degree murder count. The Attorney General's Office said the third degree murder verdict was later vacated after a Minnesota Supreme Court ruling on that law.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e6derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-d409bfc1e5Mon, 08 Mar 2021 12:00:00 +0000The trial in Hennepin County District Court began on 8 March 2021 and jury selection started the next day, according to the appeals court. Chauvin faced charges of second degree unintentional murder, third degree murder and second degree manslaughter.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e5derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-0b7797ab29Mon, 01 Jun 2020 12:00:00 +0000The medical examiner gave the cause of death as cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint and neck compression, and the manner as homicide. The report listed heart disease, fentanyl intoxication and recent methamphetamine use as other significant conditions, and said manner of death is not a legal finding of culpability.https://howitunfolded.com/court-cases/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases/#e4derek-chauvin-george-floyd-cases-0714c075f8Mon, 25 May 2020 12:00:00 +0000The Hennepin County Medical Examiner recorded the time of death as 9:25 p.m. at the Hennepin Healthcare emergency room in Minneapolis.