Derek Chauvin To Be Sentenced For Murder Of George Floyd
Judge Peter Cahill denied Derek Chauvin’s request for a new trial hours before his sentencing hearing for the murder of George Floyd.
By Nereida Moreno, Meha AhmadDerek Chauvin To Be Sentenced For Murder Of George Floyd
Judge Peter Cahill denied Derek Chauvin’s request for a new trial hours before his sentencing hearing for the murder of George Floyd.
By Nereida Moreno, Meha AhmadUpdate: This interview took place before the sentencing of Derek Chauvin. After the interview, Judge Peter Cahill sentenced Chauvin to 22 and a half years in prison, with 199 days credit for time already served.
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Reset checks in with a criminal defense lawyer ahead of Derek Chauvin’s sentencing hearing on Friday. The former Minneapolis Police officer was convicted in April of murdering George Floyd last year, sparking a wave of protests against systemic racism and police brutality.
GUEST: Andrea Lyon, criminal defense lawyer in private practice and former public defender