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Derek Chauvin Sentenced For Murder Of George Floyd 

Amanda Prestigiacomo
Derek Chauvin Sentenced For Murder Of George Floyd 
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Judge Peter Cahill sentenced former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin to 22.5 years –270 months — behind bars on Friday for the murder of George Floyd.

Chauvin was facing up to 40 years after he was convicted in April of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death. The former officer has been held in solitary confinement at a state prison since the conviction.

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