Derek Chauvin, the white former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd, a Black man, has been sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison.
The sentencing follows the emotional testimony from Floyd’s family and Chauvin’s mother, along with brief condolences from Chauvin himself, Judge Peter Cahill said the sentence was not based on emotion, sympathy or public opinion.
Prosecutors had asked for a 30-year sentence for Chauvin, who was convicted of second-degree murder.
Minnesota sentencing guidelines recommended Chauvin be sentenced to 12 and…
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