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LAL #023 — The Chauvin Appeal and the Federal Prosecution: The Fair Trial Entitlement
The law is a clear: a defendant is entitled to a fair trial, not a perfect trial.
In the case of Minnesota v. Derek Chauvin, there are good reasons to doubt whether Chauvin received a fair trial. Even the federal government seems to acknowledge that; why else would federal prosecutors bring federal charges before sentence is even imposed?
Chauvin’s lawyer filed a motion to set aside the verdict this week, asking for more time to fully brief the issues. Among the issues he
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The law is a clear: a defendant is entitled to a fair trial, not a perfect trial.
In the case of Minnesota v. Derek Chauvin, there are good reasons to doubt whether Chauvin received a fair trial. Even the federal government seems to acknowledge that; why else would federal prosecutors bring federal charges before sentence is even imposed?
Chauvin’s lawyer filed a motion to set aside the verdict this week, asking for more time to fully brief the issues. Among the issues he