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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDerek Chauvin faces up to 30 years in prison in Friday sentencing for murder of George Floyd
More than a year after George Floyd took his last breath, the ex-cop who murdered him will face a Minnesota judge Friday and receive a sentence of up to 30 years in prison.
Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, has sat in a maximum-security prison cell since a jury found him guilty of second- and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter April 20. Chauvin, who has never expressed remorse for Floyd's death, will have the opportunity to speak for the first time at the hearing.
Though hes a first-time offender, Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill found that Chauvin should face a higher sentence because his crimes involved abusing his position of trust and authority and killing Floyd in the presence of children, among other aggravating factors.
Chauvin's defense attorney Eric Nelson asked for probation or far less prison time. The prosecution argued that Chauvin deserves the maximum penalty for actions that "traumatized Mr. Floyds family, the bystanders who watched Mr. Floyd die and the community. And his conduct shocked the nations conscience."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/derek-chauvin-faces-up-to-30-years-in-prison-in-friday-sentencing-for-murder-of-george-floyd/ar-AALlShu

leftyladyfrommo
(19,910 posts)abqtommy
(14,118 posts)grumpyduck
(6,669 posts)I would think that counts for something, i.e., he "should" have known better.
Blue Owl
(57,521 posts)That piece of shit...
Faux pas
(15,954 posts)It's the least of what he deserves, 30 years works for me!