Overview
- Chauvin’s attorney filed a 71-page post-conviction petition on November 20 asking the court to vacate his convictions or grant a new trial.
- The filing alleges state medical experts misled jurors by framing George Floyd’s death as asphyxia despite the medical examiner’s multifactorial finding.
- Chauvin retained a panel of forensic physicians and a critical-incident video analyst to challenge the trial experts’ methodology and the use of video evidence.
- The petition claims Minneapolis police training included a knee-to-neck restraint, citing sworn statements from 34 current and former officers that conflict with supervisors’ trial testimony.
- The brief also argues jury instructions misstated the law and accuses prosecutors of misconduct; a judge has not ruled, and Chauvin remains in custody serving concurrent state and federal sentences.