UPDATE: Derek Chauvin To Be Sentenced June 16
After being convicted earlier this week of the murder of George Floyd, former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin is now set to be sentenced on June 16, CNN reports.
Under Judge Peter Cahill’s orders, Chauvin remained in custody on Tuesday following his conviction on second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. He is being held until sentencing at a prison outside of Minneapolis.
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.
The ex-cop placed his knee on Floyd’s neck for more than 9 minutes as the victim and others pleaded for Chauvin to get off of him but he didn’t. This all happened after a clerk at the store had called police after believing Floyd had tried to pass a counterfeit $20 bill. The trial for the other cops involved Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane. Their trial is scheduled for August on charges of aiding and abetting murder and manslaughter.
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