UPDATE: SENTENCED 22.5 yrs! Trial of Derek Chauvin (Justice for George Floyd) Update: + 20 yrs federal!
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Former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin denied new trial hours before sentencing in murder of George Floyd
PUBLISHED FRI, JUN 25 202111:33 AM EDTUPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
A Minnesota judge Friday rejected a request for a new trial for former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd.
The denial came just hours before the judge is due to sentence Chauvin for the murder of Floyd, a Black man whose videotaped brutal killing in May 2020 sparked demands for reform of U.S. police departments.
Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill, in an order, wrote that Chauvin’s lawyer Eric Nelson had failed to show that Cahill committed errors that deprived Chauvin of a fair trial or that prosecutors engaged in misconduct.
Cahill also rejected a request by the defense for a hearing on possible misconduct by jurors, saying Chauvin’s lawyer failed to establish that a juror gave false testimony during jury selection.
Prosecutors have asked Cahill to sentence Chauvin to 30 years in prison.
That is a decade less than the maximum possible sentence he faces on the charge of second-degree murder, the most serious of the three counts on which he was convicted by a jury on April 20 after trial.
Jurors also convicted Chauvin of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Chauvin’s lawyer is asking the judge to sentence the 45-year-old white ex-police officer to probation, with time served in jail since last year.
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Chauvin held his knee on or near Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes, as the 46-year-old was prone on the ground, while detaining him on suspicion of using a counterfeit bill for a purchase, as three other Minneapolis cops stood by.
The shocking video of Floyd’s death, which was widely disseminated by news media and on social media, led to a wave of large protests across the nation against police brutality and systemic racism.
The three other now-ex cops involved in Floyd’s arrest, Tou Thao, J. Alexander Keung and Thomas Lane, were originally due to stand trial in August on charges of aiding and abetting murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death. That trial is now scheduled for next March.
Cahill postponed that trial in light of a federal criminal indictment issued in May against the three officers and Chauvin for violating Floyd’s civil rights. The judge said he wanted the federal case to be handled first and also wanted to put some time between Chauvin’s state trial and that of the three other cops.
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PUBLISHED FRI, JUN 25 202111:33 AM EDTUPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
A Minnesota judge Friday rejected a request for a new trial for former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd.
The denial came just hours before the judge is due to sentence Chauvin for the murder of Floyd, a Black man whose videotaped brutal killing in May 2020 sparked demands for reform of U.S. police departments.
Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill, in an order, wrote that Chauvin’s lawyer Eric Nelson had failed to show that Cahill committed errors that deprived Chauvin of a fair trial or that prosecutors engaged in misconduct.
Cahill also rejected a request by the defense for a hearing on possible misconduct by jurors, saying Chauvin’s lawyer failed to establish that a juror gave false testimony during jury selection.
Prosecutors have asked Cahill to sentence Chauvin to 30 years in prison.
That is a decade less than the maximum possible sentence he faces on the charge of second-degree murder, the most serious of the three counts on which he was convicted by a jury on April 20 after trial.
Jurors also convicted Chauvin of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Chauvin’s lawyer is asking the judge to sentence the 45-year-old white ex-police officer to probation, with time served in jail since last year.
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Chauvin held his knee on or near Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes, as the 46-year-old was prone on the ground, while detaining him on suspicion of using a counterfeit bill for a purchase, as three other Minneapolis cops stood by.
The shocking video of Floyd’s death, which was widely disseminated by news media and on social media, led to a wave of large protests across the nation against police brutality and systemic racism.
The three other now-ex cops involved in Floyd’s arrest, Tou Thao, J. Alexander Keung and Thomas Lane, were originally due to stand trial in August on charges of aiding and abetting murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death. That trial is now scheduled for next March.
Cahill postponed that trial in light of a federal criminal indictment issued in May against the three officers and Chauvin for violating Floyd’s civil rights. The judge said he wanted the federal case to be handled first and also wanted to put some time between Chauvin’s state trial and that of the three other cops.
This is breaking news. Check back for updates.
Ex-Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for George Floyd murder
The killing of George Floyd by police officer Derek Chauvin led to calls to reform police departments nationwide and to criticism of systemic racism.
Derek Chauvin is sentenced in the death of George Floyd (LIVE) | USA TODAY
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Bitch said he was a good man because he would call in for extra shifts.
Dude is a sociopath
Hes still not going to speak?
Hes still not going to speak?
I hope he has a new bewilderment look in store for us today.
He has a sister but I don't know if he has a brother
He had to get those extra shifts so that he could whoop on more of us..... regular duty just wasn't enough to get his rocks off.... and to train others to do it
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The Attorney general went all in asking for 360 months (30) years. While Chavin's mama and attorney are still in denial and begging.
I hope he gets all 30 years so his mama can die knowing her bitch ass son is in prison.
I hope he gets all 30 years so his mama can die knowing her bitch ass son is in prison.
The stuttering beast is speaking now.... he gives his condolences to the Floyd family..... was probably thinking that when he had his hand in his pocket and knee on George's neck... 
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See this idiot ain't even gonna show remorse or apologize.
22.5 years
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