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Years fewer than the prosecution had demanded. however, president biden said the term seemed appropriate. here's our north america correspondent, peter bowes. a final day in court for george floyd's family and the man guilty of his murder, derek chauvin, to be sentenced for a crime that sparked protests across the country. this was the family's opportunity to express their thoughts as they search for closure. george floyd's daughter, seven—year—old gianna, appeared first on video, too young to fully understand the tragic events of the past year, she talked about the father she no longer ha...

Floyd with not respect and denied him the dignity, the dignity owed him the dignity, the dignity owed him and owed to all human beings. and thejudge basically him and owed to all human beings. and the judge basically said this was one of the contributing factors to why he felt that this number, that seems kind of random, at least to me, 22.5, and i thought that that was what encapsulated the whole case — that all humans are created in the image and the dignity of god and should be given that kind of respect and mr chauvin failed to do that and for whatever sentence he got, should have reflec...

And uncaring person. i can tell you that is far from the truth. finally, but briefly, derek chauvin addressed the court. do want to give my condolences to the floyd family. _ this right here is — this 22—year sentence they gave this man — it's a slap on the wrist. we're getting a life sentence with not having him in our life and that hurts me to death. the reverend al sharpton, a long—time civil rights activist, put chauvin's 22.5—year prison term in context. this sentencing is the longest sentence we've seen, but it is notjustice because george floyd is in a grave tonight, even thou...

Cnn analyst and civil rights attorney arriva martin. you were expecting more here, too, especially given the fact the judge did cite the aggravating factors. >> good morning, erica. yes, the judge agreed with the prosecution that there were four aggravating factors that would justify an upward sentence, one that would deviate from the presumptive 12 to 15 years that is provided in the state of minnesota, but in making the ultimate decision for the 22.5 years the judge only points to two of those aggravating factors. he talks extensively in his 22-page memo about the cruel nature, the slow natu...

Scheduled. but with this 22.5-year sentence, derek chauvin becomes the second police officer in modern minneapolis history for being nut jail. is less than a dozen in the past 15 years. here we are today, derek chauvin sentenced to 22 1/2 years. today in court during derek chauvin's sentencing hearing, several members of george floyd's family gave what are called victim impact statements, statements by people who are affected by the crime. the first came from george floyd's seven-year-old daughter, who was allowed to give her statement bevideo and not in person because of her age. it's a sfoep...