BREAKING: Officer Who Killed George Floyd Sentenced To 22½ Years In Prison

Derek Chauvin Former Minneapolis Police officerhas been sentenced to 22½ years in prison in the 2020 murder of George Floyd.

Prosecutors had asked for a 30 year sentence, and Chauvin’s attorney asked for probation and time served. Chauvin was convicted in April of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

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Technically, Chauvin faced up to 40 years in prison for second-degree murder, up to 25 years for third-degree murder and up to 10 years for manslaughter.

However, Chauvin has no prior criminal record. State guidelines say that for such a person, the presumptive sentence for both second-degree and third-degree murder is 12½ years. The judge was given discretion to hand down a sentence between 10 years and eight months and 15 years for each.

Second-degree manslaughter carries a presumptive sentence of four years for someone with no record, according to the guidelines. The judge’s discretion ranged from three years and five months to four years and eight months.

Before the sentence was read, four members of George Floyd’s family, including his 7-year-old daughter, gave victim impact statements.

Chauvin also addressed the court, saying “I want to give my condolences to the Floyd family.”

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