00:00 It's Benzinga and here's what's on the block.
00:02 The Supreme Court rejected former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's appeal to
00:06 overturn his state conviction for the murder of George Floyd.
00:09 Chauvin was sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison for Floyd's 2020 murder.
00:13 Chauvin's lawyers had argued he did not receive a fair trial due to pre-trial publicity and
00:17 fears of violence if acquitted.
00:19 Floyd's death sparked nationwide protests against police brutality.
00:22 Chauvin was the first white police officer convicted of murdering a black person in Minnesota.
00:26 The Supreme Court's rejection of Chauvin's appeal means he will remain in prison for
00:29 at least another decade and his efforts to get his conviction overturned will be exhausted.
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