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They didn't bring it up at the trial. And any lawyer worth his fee would appeal after the conviction using any and all available arguments. Which all failed, as you might know.
And note this: https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/derek-chauvin-federal-sentencing-07-07-22/index.html
'Prosecutors had asked for a 25-year sentence in prison for violating Floyd’s civil rights, followed by five years of supervised release. His attorney had asked for 20 years.'
When your own attorney suggests that a sentence of 20 years is reasonable, then I'm not sure that he thought the appeal was going to amount to much.
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Just after he'd been found guilty and just before he was sentenced. I think his attorney thought 'Hello, there's a window of opportunity here to get 5 years knocked off'.
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