Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of George Floyd s murder. He is scheduled to be sentenced June 25, and the judge has ruled that there were aggravating factors.
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In his argument for probation, Eric Nelson cited Derek Chauvin s zero criminal history score, his mature age, low risk to re-offend, and that Chauvin has the support network he needs to succeed as he moves past this incident. (Minnesota Department of Corrections)
MINNEAPOLIS The defense attorney for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin formally asked the court Wednesday to give his client probation instead of prison time in the death of George Floyd.
In his argument for probation, Eric Nelson cited Chauvin s zero criminal history score, his mature age, low risk to re-offend, and that Chauvin has the support network he needs to succeed as he moves past this incident.
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Jun 03, 2021 08:00 AM EDT
(Photo : Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) Derek Chauvin s lawyer says probation is the proper sentence for the ex-Minneapolis police officer, citing the much publicized trial. The lawyer added the 30 years demanded by prosecutors is not correct.
Prosecutors are asking for Derek Chauvin to be sentenced for 30 years but his counsel, Eric Nelson, does not agree. Chauvin s lawyer said on Wednesday that they will be contesting the 30-year sentence because there was no impartiality in the case.
In an article by the Sun, one of the jurors, Brandon Mitchell, had worn a Black Lives Matter shirt several times, raising the question that the BLM may have undermined the outcome of the trial.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Prosecutors are seeking a 30-year sentence for the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in George Floyd's death, but a defense attorney is asking that Derek Chauvin be sentenced to probation and time already served, according to court documents filed Wednesday.
Federal trial for three other ex-officers charged in George Floyd’s killing set for August
The federal trial for former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, and Thomas Lane, accused of civil rights violations in the death of George Floyd, is scheduled for August 2, a judge said Friday.
The three men who were helping former officer Derek Chauvin, who pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck, eventually killing him will be arraigned on July 14 where they will be asked to plead to the charges.
As Chauvin kneeled on Floyd on May 25, Kueng held down Floyd’s torso, Lane held down his legs and Thao restricted bystanders from intervening, videos and testimony from that day show.