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He was fired from his job after the death of George Floyd while in custody. On May 29, 2020, he was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.<ref name="27-CDR-20-12646">{{cite web|date=May 29, 2020|title=Complaint – ''State of Minnesota v. Derek Michael Chauvin''|url=https://www.hennepinattorney.org/-/media/Attorney/Derek-Chauvin-Criminal-Complaint.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530173331/https://www.hennepinattorney.org/-/media/Attorney/Derek-Chauvin-Criminal-Complaint.pdf|archive-date=May 30, 2020|website=Minnesota District Court, Fourth Judicial District|quote=File No. 27-CR-20-12646}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Torres|first1=Ella|last2=Mansell|first2=William|last3=Pereira|first3=Ivan|date=May 29, 2020|title=Minnesota protest live updates: Derek Chauvin charged with murder in connection with George Floyd's death|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/dangerous-protests-erupt-overnight-george-floyds-death-minneapolis/story?id=70924047|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529023807/https://abcnews.go.com/US/dangerous-protests-erupt-overnight-george-floyds-death-minneapolis/story?id=70924047|archive-date=May 29, 2020|access-date=May 29, 2020|work=[[ABC News]]}}</ref> On June 3, 2020, prosecutors additionally moved to charge him with unintentional second-degree murder.<ref>{{cite news|title=Experts say upgraded charge against officer in George Floyd's death fits|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/experts-say-upgraded-charge-against-officer-george-floyd-s-death-n1218856|first=Dennis|last=Romero|date=June 4, 2020|access-date=March 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606165120/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/experts-say-upgraded-charge-against-officer-george-floyd-s-death-n1218856|archive-date=June 6, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 22, 2020, the charge of third-degree murder was dismissed, but it was reinstated on March 11, 2021. On April 20, 2021, Chauvin was found guilty by a [[jury]] that included [[Black Lives Matter]] activists.<ref>https://thepostmillennial.com/chauvin-trial-juror-spark-some-change/</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Arango|first=Tim|last2=Dewan|first2=Shaila|last3=Eligon|first3=John|last4=Bogel-Burroughs|first4=Nicholas|date=2021-04-20|title=Derek Chauvin is found guilty of murdering George Floyd.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/20/us/chauvin-guilty-murder-george-floyd.html|access-date=2021-04-20|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Jacobo |first1=Julia |last2=Hutchinson |first2=Bill |last3=Zarrell |first3=Matt |title=Derek Chauvin found guilty on all counts in death of George Floyd: Live updates |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/chauvin-floyd-trial/?id=77149412#77197017 |publisher=ABC News |access-date=20 April 2021}}</ref> A juror was found to have lied on his juror questionaire about participating in anti-police protests or [[BLM riots]] the previous summer. When the false statements by the juror were discovered, Chauvin's attorney filed a motion for a new trial, citing doing so in the interest of justice and because of an abuse of discretion that deprived Chauvin of a fair trial, among other issues.<ref>[https://www.ntd.com/derek-chauvins-attorney-files-motion-for-new-trial_607939.html Derek Chauvin’s Attorney Files Motion for New Trial]</ref>

== Sentencing ==

==See also==

*[[Chauvin trial bias]]