Judge Rules That Derek Chauvin Could Receive Longer Sentence For Acting With ‘Particular Cruelty’
A judge has made a ruling that Derek Chauvin could receive a longer sentence for the murder of George Floyd for abusing his authority and acting with “particular cruelty.”
Minnesota Judge Peter Cahill ruled that the prosecutors proved that Chauvin aggravated multiple rights.
“The slow death of George Floyd occurring over approximately six minutes of his positional asphyxia was particularly cruel in that Mr. Floyd was begging for his life and obviously terrified by the knowledge that he was likely to die but during which the Defendant objectively remained indifferent to Mr. Floyd’s pleas,” Cahill said.
“The prolonged use of this technique was particularly egregious in that George Floyd made it clear he was unable to breathe and expressed the view that he was dying as a result of the officers’ restraint,” the judge added.
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As it was previously reported, the maximum sentence allowed under Minnesota law for second-degree unintentional murder is imprisonment of not more than 40 years. The maximum sentence for third-degree murder is imprisonment of not more than 25 years while the maximum sentence for second-degree manslaughter is 10 years and/or $20,000, CNN notes.