Chauvin’s appeal was included in a list of rejected cases released Monday by the court, which did not comment on the reason for the denial.
Chauvin was convicted of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in April 2021 for the May 2020 death of George Floyd. He is currently serving a more than 22-year prison sentence at a federal prison in Tucson, Ariz.
I'm guessing there will be some rejoicing on social media. I would probably light myself on fire if I looked.
Chauvin was convicted of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in April 2021 for the May 2020 death of George Floyd.
Oh look, yet another thing wrong with our legal system. You can only kill somebody once, so how can you be convicted for three different crimes, that are variations on the same thing for killing one person.
Another favorite: Juries in some states can choose to convict somebody of a lesser charge if they feel the prosecution didn't fully make their case. "The defendant stands accused of crime X, but if you'd rather convict him for crime Y, you can choose to do that in instead. A trial was never meant to be a Choose your Own Adventure game for the jury.
Guy can't get a fucking break. Ever. Earlier this week, the US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal for his case.
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I'm guessing there will be some rejoicing on social media. I would probably light myself on fire if I looked.
Oh look, yet another thing wrong with our legal system. You can only kill somebody once, so how can you be convicted for three different crimes, that are variations on the same thing for killing one person.
Another favorite: Juries in some states can choose to convict somebody of a lesser charge if they feel the prosecution didn't fully make their case. "The defendant stands accused of crime X, but if you'd rather convict him for crime Y, you can choose to do that in instead. A trial was never meant to be a Choose your Own Adventure game for the jury.
Overcharging and plea bargaining are all injustice that is allowed in the name of efficiency.
I suspect that most guesses as to which justices declined may not be incorrect.
As long as we have open activist judges in our court system, things don't look good.
Hopefully there's some way these Marxists can be impeached or otherwise removed from these positions.
Lawyers won't save us.
Hell, the law won't save us.
God's law will