Derek Chauvin’s legal team will be permitted to examine heart tissue and fluid samples taken from George Floyd’s autopsy for an appeal of the former Minneapolis officer’s federal civil rights conviction based on a medical theory that Chauvin did not cause Floyd’s death.

Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd hopes a motion granted by a judge on Monday will prove a heart condition actually killed him.

MINNEAPOLIS – A judge has ruled lawyers for Derek Chauvin can test preserved samples of George Floyd’s heart in the latest challenge to Chauvin’s conviction. Chauvin is simultaneously serving a 21-year federal sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights and a 22 1/2-year state sentence for second-degree murder.

Derek Chauvin's defense will be allowed to examine George Floyd's heart tissue and bodily fluids for potential evidence as the former Minneapolis police officer appeals his conviction in federal court.

The court granted these requests, writing that Chauvin could examine Floyd's heart tissue and that the defense could inspect, examine, and make copies of any photographs taken of Mr. Floyd’s heart. The defense will also be allowed to take quantities of certain fluids.

A federal judge on Monday allowed defense attorneys for Derek Chauvin to examine George Floyd’s heart tissue and bodily fluids as part of the former Minneapolis police officer’s challenge to his federal civil rights conviction.

A federal judge approved on Monday that Derek Chauvin's legal team can now examine George Floyd's heart tissue and bodily fluids as part of a

In a shocking turn of events, a judge has approved former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin and his legal team to examine the heart tissue and bodily fluids of George Floyd in an attempt to appeal and overturn Chauvin’s federal conviction in Floyd’s 2020 murder.