By Jordan Williams - 04/23/21 03:45 PM EDT
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will be sentenced on June 16 after a jury earlier this week found him guilty of the charges brought against him in the death of George Floyd last May.
The Hennepin County District Court said that Chauvin will be sentenced at 1:30 p.m., according to CNBC.
He is facing up to 40 years in prison.
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The Hill has reached out to the court for comment.
The scheduling comes three days after the jury on Tuesday found Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Chauvin s trial lasted three weeks and the jury deliberated for 10 hours to reach its decision.
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Derek Chauvin scribbled his lawyer s phone number on his hand in anticipation of having his bail revoked over murder of George Floyd
Derek Chauvin reportedly scribbled his lawyer s phone number on the palm of his hand before he was escorted out of a Minneapolis courtroom on Tuesday
The number is said to have belonged to the former cop s lawyer, Eric Nelson
In an image from the courtroom, smeared black ink is seen on Chauvin s palm
Chauvin wrote the number down in anticipation of having his bail revoked