Minnesota Supreme Court denies Chauvin's request for public defender

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— The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday denied former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin’s request to have a public defender represent him as he appeals his murder conviction and sentence in the death of George Floyd.

The state's high court said Chauvin has not established that he is entitled to a public defender.

The justices made that decision after reviewing information about Chauvin's debts and assets, as well as the Office of the Minnesota Appellate Public Defender's prior determination that Chauvin was ineligible, Chief Justice Lorie Gildea wrote.

Chauvin may seek a public defender in the future if he's unable to pay for a lawyer, the Supreme Court said.

Chauvin filed documents last month saying he intends to appeal his conviction and sentence on 14 grounds, including that his trial should have been moved from Hennepin County and the jury should have been sequestered.

Chauvin also filed an affidavit saying he has no attorney in the appeals process, and has no income aside from nominal prison wages. The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association’s legal defense fund paid for his case before Judge Peter Cahill. Chauvin wrote: “I have been informed that their obligation to pay for my representation terminated upon my conviction and sentencing.”

[RainCaster]

1. No entitlement here

[vanlassie]

2. Spend your own money, asshole.

[marble falls]

3. Maybe if he weren't a fucking murderer who though he was privileged enough to get away with it.

[Thomas Hurt]

4. Doesn't he have two or three gofundme pages the christofascists have set up for him...

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5. Derek Chauvin's application for a public defender to represent him on appeal has been doubly denied

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[Jim__]

6. Don't they have a law library in that prison he's in?

Time to hit the books, Derek. File your own appeal.

[modrepub]

7. Not Disparaging PDs

but when you're in this much trouble you pay for good legal advice.

[fescuerescue]

8. Killers aren't entitled to an attorney paid for by the public.

[mucifer]

10. Actually they are. he just doesn't qualify.

[msfiddlestix]

9. This news hits me by surprise. I guess I was under a mistaken understanding that a PD is appointed

by the court for a defendant of no means.

hmm. is it that he was found guilty, and was then convicted and sentenced? Does that nullify or put to an end the status of "defendant". and therefore no longer eligible?

[temporary311]

11. He has means.

In this case, money in retirement funds.

[msfiddlestix]

12. oh. That makes sense. Thanks!

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13. Derek Chauvin deemed ineligible for public defender for appeals to Floyd murder conviction

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MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday denied former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin's request to have a public defender represent him as he appeals his murder conviction and sentence in the death of George Floyd.

The state's high court said Chauvin has not established that he is entitled to a public defender.

The justices made that decision after reviewing information about Chauvin's debts and assets, as well as the Office of the Minnesota Appellate Public Defender's prior determination that Chauvin was ineligible, Chief Justice Lorie Gildea wrote.

Chauvin may seek a public defender in the future if he's unable to pay for a lawyer, the Supreme Court said.

Chauvin filed documents last month saying he intends to appeal his conviction and sentence on 14 grounds, including that his trial should have been moved from Hennepin County and the jury should have been sequestered.