Chauvin didn't seem surprised by the verdict, and the judge gave him massive grounds for appeal. Not trying to be too tinfoily here, but this seemed a bit like engineered failure. Considering the environment, I'm not sure Chauvin would even want to beat the charges right now.
There was a case of a guy in Arizona who went to prison for 3 years before his conviction got overturn on appeal for using a 10mm pistol because 10mm bad. The guy won his appeal, but after spending 3 years in prison and I believe it wiped out his savings to do so.
Appeals can go on for a very long time. At least a year is common, and I have had experience working at a law firm on matters that went for close to a decade.
What are the odds that 1) he appeals, and 2) the appeal changes some part of the outcome?
Chauvin didn't seem surprised by the verdict, and the judge gave him massive grounds for appeal. Not trying to be too tinfoily here, but this seemed a bit like engineered failure. Considering the environment, I'm not sure Chauvin would even want to beat the charges right now.
I dunno long long appeals take, but they could definitely want it to take a long time for things to cool off (things wont cool off though)
There was a case of a guy in Arizona who went to prison for 3 years before his conviction got overturn on appeal for using a 10mm pistol because 10mm bad. The guy won his appeal, but after spending 3 years in prison and I believe it wiped out his savings to do so.
Appeals can go on for a very long time. At least a year is common, and I have had experience working at a law firm on matters that went for close to a decade.