Minneapolis, Minnesota, Judge Peter Cahill ruled in favor of prosecutors seeking a harsher jail sentence for Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, agreeing that Chauvin “abused his authority” during Floyd’s arrest and showed “particular cruelty” when he knelt on Floyd’s neck for nine minutes.
The ruling, made Tuesday, was in response to a request from Minneapolis prosecutors that Chauvin be given a harsher prison sentence than the 12 1/2-year term recommended under Minneapolis state sentencing guidelines.
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