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Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 22-and-a-half years in prison for the murder of George Floyd.
Hennepin County, Minnesota Judge Peter Cahill, who presided over Chauvin’s April, 2021 trial, announced the sentence Friday afternoon. Chauvin has been incarcerated since his conviction. He opted at the time to have Judge Cahill determine his sentence, rather than the jury.
The 22-page sentencing order accompanying the sentencing specifies that Chauvin will receive credit for 199 days he’s already served behind bars.
Chauvin was sentenced for the more serious of his three convictions, unintentional second-degree murder while committing a felony, the maximum sentence for
