Derek Chauvin , Sentenced to 21 Years , in Federal Prison.
CBS reports that former Minneapolis police officer
Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 21 years in prison
for his violation of George Floyd's civil rights. .
CBS reports that former Minneapolis police officer
Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 21 years in prison
for his violation of George Floyd's civil rights. .
In addition to his prison sentence,
Chauvin will be required
to pay restitution.
U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson said that Chauvin , "must be held responsible" , for his actions. .
I really don't know why
you did what you did.
To put your knee on
a person's neck until
they expired is simply
wrong… Your conduct is
wrong and it is offensive, U.S. District Judge
Paul Magnuson, via CBS.
In May, Magnuson accepted
Chauvin's plea deal which called
for a sentence of 20 to 25 years.
Last year, Chauvin was convicted , in a state court on charges , of murder and manslaughter.
He was sentenced to over 22 years
and will serve both his state and
federal sentences concurrently.
He was sentenced to over 22 years
and will serve both his state and
federal sentences concurrently.
Defense lawyers representing Chauvin
say that the former police officer has
accepted responsibility for his actions.
Chauvin admitted that he consciously
deprived Floyd of his right to be free from
unreasonable seizure and unreasonable force. .
CBS reports that Chauvin is appealing his murder conviction, arguing that jurors were influenced by prejudiced pretrial publicity and protests