(CNN) Derek Chauvin's defense attorney Eric Nelson asked the court Monday to delay Chauvin's criminal trial and move the venue in the wake of a $27 million civil settlement between Minneapolis and George Floyd's family. In a hearing Monday, Nelson said he is "gravely concerned" by the announcement, calling it "incredibly prejudicial." "It's amazing to me, they had a press conference on Friday, where the mayor of Minneapolis is on stage with city council, and they're using very, what I would say, very well-designed terminology. 'The unanimous decision of the city council,' for example. Nelson said the court should "strongly consider" their request to delay the trial and move it outside of Hennepin County.

Source: CNN March 15, 2021 15:05 UTC