Derek Chauvin seeking dismissal of charges in George Floyd case: reports

Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao – are also seeking dismissal of the charges against them.But prosecutors say the former officers should all face lengthy sentences if convicted, arguing in their own court filing that Floyd was "particularly vulnerable" to harm because he was handcuffed and officers allegedly treated Floyd with "particular cruelty" as he claimed he had trouble breathing in the minutes prior to his death, FOX 9 reported.Last week, a Hennepin County medical examiner’s report said the amount of fentanyl in Floyd’s body was “pretty high,” and could be considered “a fatal level of fentanyl under normal circumstances.”CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPBen Crump, an attorney for the Floyd family, has argued that widely seen video footage of Chauvin’s interaction with Floyd reinforces that Floyd posed no threat to the four officers.“The more video evidence you see, the more unjustifiable George Floyd's torture and death at the hands of the police becomes," Crump said earlier this month.