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Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvin s knee led to the biggest outcry against racial injustice in the U.S. in generations.
Punishment falls short of 30 years prosecutors requested; with good behavior, ex-officer could be paroled after serving two-thirds of sentence for crime that shocked the nation
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Chauvin gets 22 1/2 years in prison for Floyd s death
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvin s knee led to the biggest outcry against racial injustice in the U.S. in generations.
by Associated Press
Jun. 25 2021 @ 9:05pm
In this image taken from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over Chauvin s sentencing, Friday, June 25, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin faces decades in prison for the May 2020 death of George Floyd. (Court TV via AP, Pool)