德里克·肖万的法律之战远未结束。

周二，全国屏息注视着这位前明尼苏达州警官被发现犯有二级谋杀、三级谋杀和二级过失杀人罪2020年5月25日，乔治·弗洛伊德在明尼阿波利斯去世。

肖万将有90天的时间对判决提出上诉明尼苏达法律明尼苏达州刑事辩护律师保罗·阿普尔鲍姆说，上诉可能需要一年左右的时间才能完成。

判决后，法官彼得·卡希尔宣布肖万的判决听证会将在八周后举行。

肖万只会因二级谋杀罪被判刑，因为州法律，如果被告因同一事件被判犯有两项或两项以上重罪，被告将因“最严重”的罪行受到惩罚。

二级谋杀的最高刑期为40年，但明尼苏达州的量刑指南建议，基于他没有前科，他更有可能被判15年。

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前明尼阿波利斯警官德里克·肖万在2020年的审判中接受判决

根据明尼苏达州的法律，所有三项指控都有资格上诉——肖万可以要求推翻判决，并获得新的审判

肖万可以基于多种理由对判决提出质疑，包括辩称陪审团因媒体对案件的大量报道而受到偏见乔治·弗洛伊德的家人赢得了2700万美元的和解解决因他死亡而提起的民事诉讼。该和解协议是在陪审团选择期间达成的。

和解协议宣布后，肖万的辩护律师埃里克·纳尔逊要求推迟审判或改变审判地点，称和解协议有“玷污陪审团的不可思议的倾向”卡西尔拒绝了那个请求3月19日。

卡希尔不推迟审判或推迟诉讼的裁决可能会作为上诉的一部分受到质疑。隔离陪审团只进行评议的决定也可能是一个上诉问题。

“大多数争论将围绕宣传展开，因为在明尼阿波利斯市中心，它就像美国军队居住的伊拉克绿区。“我从未见过这样的事情——罗德尼·金不是那样的，辛普森也不是那样的，”阿普尔鲍姆告诉美国广播公司新闻。

“首先是审前公开，如果你是被告，那就太可怕了。差不多一年了，只是每天接二连三的负面情绪和对被告的感情。那么你将在审判前夕获得2700万美元的和解，这对被告来说是可怕的，因为他的雇主明尼阿波利斯市为他的行为支付了2700万美元，”他补充说。

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上诉的另一个策略可能是指出4月11日警察在明尼阿波利斯郊区枪杀道特·赖特事件引起的轩然大波，这再次引发了该州的抗议。

肖万的律师也可以引用加州众议员玛克辛·沃特斯的评论，她在周末敦促抗议者“变得更具对抗性”如果肖万被判无罪——纳尔逊曾请求无效审判的评论。卡西尔否认了这一动议，但承认这些评论是有争议的。

卡西尔说:“我可以告诉你，国会议员沃特斯可能在上诉中给了你一些东西，这些东西可能会导致整个审判被推翻。”。

阿普尔鲍姆说:“所有这些事情肯定已经蔓延到了审判中。”。“检察官可能会争辩说，我们在哪里审判并不重要，这个证据是如此压倒性。再多的负面宣传也不会改变判决。”

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肖万的律师也可以将上诉的重点放在质疑三级谋杀指控上。根据明尼苏达州的法律，三级谋杀被定义为“无意造成任何人死亡，通过实施对他人非常危险的行为并表现出邪恶的思想而导致他人死亡，而不顾及人的生命”的行为。

前明尼阿波利斯警官穆罕默德·努尔，他在1980年被判三级谋杀2017年贾丝汀·鲁斯奇克·达蒙德死亡向明尼苏达州最高法院提起上诉。

努尔的上诉仍悬而未决，将集中在一个人是否可以被判三级谋杀罪，如果被告的行为只针对一个人，而不是多个，如果行动的鲁莽导致指控“证明一个堕落的头脑，”根据明星论坛。

努尔可以辩称，他的行动只针对达蒙德，而不是其他人，而肖万同样可以辩称，在弗洛伊德的死亡中，他没有伤害任何旁观者。

对肖万的最初指控包括三级谋杀，但卡希尔法官在10月份驳回了这一指控，称检察官无法证明肖万的行为将弗洛伊德以外的人置于危险之中的可能原因。检察官努力争取将指控包括在内，明尼苏达州上诉法院命令卡西尔重新审查三级指控，称在努尔案件中适用该罪名建立了一个先例，并于3月卡西尔恢复了指控。然而，这可能不是一个有效的途径，因为肖万还被判犯有非故意二级谋杀罪，这是一项更严重的指控。

尽管有许多方法来挑战这一裁决，但统计数据表明，肖万面临着一场艰难的战斗。非营利组织国家定罪后项目表示，美国90%的民事和刑事上诉都被驳回。

阿普尔鲍姆说，肖万成功上诉的前景渺茫。

“机会微乎其微，斯利姆刚刚离开小镇，”他说。

Here's how Derek Chauvin could try to get verdict overturned on appeal

Derek Chauvin’s legal battle is far from over.

The nation watched with bated breath on Tuesday as the former Minnesota police officer was foundguilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughterin the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Chauvin will have 90 days to appeal the verdict, underMinnesota law, and it could take about a year for the appeal to run its course, according to Paul Applebaum, a Minnesota criminal defense lawyer.

Following the verdict, Judge Peter Cahill announced Chauvin’s sentencing hearing will take place in eight weeks.

Chauvin will only be sentenced on the second-degree murder charge because, perstate law, if a defendant is convicted of two or more felony offenses from the same incident, the defendant is punished for the “most serious” of the offenses.

The maximum sentence for second-degree murder is 40 years in prison, but Minnesota sentencing guidelines suggest he's more likely to receive up to 15 years, based on his lack of a prior criminal record.

All three charges are eligible for appeal under Minnesota state law -- Chauvin could request the verdict be overturned and he be granted a new trial

Chauvin could seek to challenge the verdict based on a number of grounds, including arguing the jury was prejudiced by intense media coverage of the case and the$27 million settlement won by George Floyd’s familyto settle a civil lawsuit filed over his death. That settlement was reached during jury selection.

After the settlement was announced, Chauvin’s defense attorney Eric Nelson requested a delay in the trial or a change of venue, arguing the settlement had an “incredible propensity to taint a jury pool." Cahilldenied that requeston March 19.

Cahill’s ruling to not move the trial or delay proceedings could be challenged as part of the appeal. The decision to sequester the jury for only deliberations could also be an appellate issue.

"Most of the arguments are going to center around the publicity, because being downtown Minneapolis, it was like the Green Zone in Iraq where the U.S. military was living. I've never seen anything like that -- Rodney King wasn't like that, O.J. Simpson wasn't like that," Applebaum told ABC News.

"First you have the pretrial publicity, which was horrific if you're the defendant. For almost one year, it's just been a daily barrage of negative emotions and feelings towards the defendant. Then you'd have the $27 million settlement on the eve of the trial, which is horrific for the defendant in terms of the City of Minneapolis, his employer, giving $27 million payout for his conduct," he added.

Another strategy in the appeal could be pointing out the uproar over the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright on April 11 in the Minneapolis suburb, which reignited protests in the state.

Chauvin's attorney could also cite comments from California Rep. Maxine Waters, who urged protesters over the weekend to“get more confrontational”if Chauvin was found not guilty -- a comment Nelson used to request a mistrial. Cahill denied that motion but admitted the comments were controversial.

“I’ll give you that Congresswoman Waters may have given you something on appeal that may result on this whole trial being overturned,” Cahill said.

"All of these things most certainly have spilled over into the trial," Applebaum said. "Prosecutors will probably argue it doesn't matter where we try, this evidence was so overwhelming. No amount of negative publicity would change the verdict."

Chauvin's lawyers could also focus the appeal on challenging the third-degree murder charge. Under Minnesota law, third-degree murder is defined as an act committed “without intent to effect the death of any person, causes the death of another by perpetrating an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind, without regard for human life.”

Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor, who was convicted of third-degree murder in the2017 death of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, filed an appeal on that charge with the Minnesota Supreme Court.

Noor’s appeal, which is still pending, will focus on if a person can be convicted of third-degree murder if the actions of the defendant only targeted a single individual, not multiple, and if recklessness of the action warrants charges of “evincing a depraved mind,” according to theStar Tribune.

While Noor could argue that his actions only targeted Damond and no one else, Chauvin could similarly argue that he didn’t harm any bystanders in Floyd’s death.

The original charges against Chauvin included third-degree murder, but Judge Cahill threw out that count in October, saying prosecutors could not show probable cause that Chauvin's actions put people other than Floyd at risk. Prosecutors fought to include the charge and the Minnesota Court of Appeals ordered Cahill to reexamine the third-degree charge saying the application of the count in Noor’s case established a precedent and in MarchCahill reinstated the charge. However, this may not be an effective route to pursue as Chauvin was also found guilty of unintentional second-degree murder, a more serious charge.

Despite having a number of ways to challenge the verdict, the statistics suggest Chauvin has an uphill battle. The National Post-Conviction Project, a nonprofit, says 90% of civil and criminal appeals are denied in the United States.

Applebaum said Chauvin's prospects for a successful appeal are slim.

"Chances are slim to none and slim just left town," he said.