Last I heard, he’s appealing for several reasons. The original judge did hear the motions to move the trial and dismiss the charges multiple times during the trial, but unsurprisingly they were denied. His lawyer didn’t make any comments on yesterday’s Noor ruling, but I am sure he is writing up a motion to vacate the third degree murder charge as we speak. The original judge never wanted that included and he only did because the Court of Appeals in Minnesota forced him to add it. Chauvin’s lawyer still has the second degree murder and manslaughter charges to appeal though.
There are at least half a dozen grounds for appeal, including but not limited to:
The change of venue issue
The initial dismissal request
The contradictory charges
Failure to sequester jury
Jury misconduct
Cumulative testimony (you can't call 5 witnesses to repeat each other, it's one and done)
Prosecutorial Misconduct (Discovery issues)
Prosecutorial Misconduct (Pressuring expert and state witnesses)
Prosecutorial Misconduct (The closing statements that called the defense attorney a liar, etc)
Probably also some other stuff I can't recall, I don't want to lawfag it up. In short, the trial was nothing like what a fair and impartial proceeding should be and it is a humiliating slap in the face to the notion of justice. Everyone in the DAs office should lose their license, the judge removed from the bench, and the entire proceeding nullified with prejudice by the Court of appeals. It's the only way to salvage even a shred of dignity or trust.