KARE 11: “The Minnesota Supreme Court has denied former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s request for a public defender to represent him in his request to appeal his conviction and sentence in George Floyd’s murder. Chauvin was convicted earlier this year on state charges of second-degree manslaughter, second-degree murder and third-degree murder in Floyd’s death. He was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison and is currently being held in Minnesota’s only maximum security prison, Oak Park Heights. Last month, Chauvin filed an intent to appeal his conviction and sentence. According to court documents, Chauvin claimed he doesn’t have the money to retain private counsel for the appeal, but on Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled that Chauvin ‘has not established that he is entitled to appointed representation at this time.'”