BREAKING: Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of killing George Floyd, was sentenced by Judge Kahill on Friday to 22 and a half years in prison, with 199 days time served.

The 22 years is lower than the 30 that activists needed, however greater than could be typical for this crime.

Judge Kahill mentioned that his (*22*) He mentioned that “determining the appropriate sentence in any case is a legal analysis.”

Before saying the sentencing, he gave his condolences and sympathies to the Floyd household, to the state of Minnesota, and to the nation. Kahill mentioned he didn’t make his sentencing based mostly on public opinion, or to ship any messages.

Chauvin was convicted on April 20 of second-degree unintentional murder, responsible of third-degree murder and responsible of second-degree manslaughter in the demise of George Floyd.

Chauvin delivered an announcement in advance of the sentencing. “Thank you your honor,” he mentioned. “At this time, due to some additional legal matters at hand, I’m not able to give a full, formal statement at this time. But… I want to give my condolences to the Floyd family. There’s going to be some other information in the future that would be some interest and I hope things will give you some peace of mind. Thank you.”

Video went viral final May of now-former police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd‘s neck for over 9 minutes whereas Floyd was handcuffed in a Minneapolis parking zone. Derek Chauvin and three different officers have been fired in the day days after the incident occurred. Floyd died on Monday, May 25. By Friday of that week protests and riots started, and lasted all through the summer season throughout the US.

Chauvin’s legal professionals had argued that the former police officer acted inside motive throughout the arrest of George Floyd, claiming that Chauvin’s actions have been in line with Minneapolis Police insurance policies and that there was affordable doubt as to whether or not or not Chauvin’s actions immediately led to the demise of Floyd. They mentioned that the aggression Chauvin confirmed solely got here after Floyd had resisted arrest.

The prosecution maintained that Chauvin acted with “cruelty and indifference,” inflicting Floyd’s demise. Nearly 40 witnesses have been known as to the stand over three weeks. Chauvin was not one of these witnesses, as he and his attorneys decided that he mustn’t take the stand, invoking his fifth modification rights.

Officers have been known as to the scene by a close-by store worker who mentioned Floyd was attempting to go a counterfeit invoice.

President Biden made the unprecedented transfer of commenting on the trial whereas the jury was deliberating, saying that he praying that the verdict is the “right verdict, which is I think it’s overwhelming in my view. I wouldn’t say that unless the jury was sequestered now, not hearing me say that.”

About 3,000 National Guard troops have been deployed to Minneapolis in advance of the verdict, and Maxine Waters demanded that protestors proceed their motion in the occasion that Chauvin is just not convicted of murder.