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Black Lives Matter: U.S. Police Officer Derek Chauvin found guilty of killing George Floyd, faces 40 years jail sentence

by Salami Azeez

Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted on all charges by a jury in the Hennepin County court.  

The 12 jurors found him guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in George Floyd’s death in May 2020.

The maximum sentence for second-degree unintentional murder is imprisonment of not more than 40 years. The maximum sentence for third-degree murder is imprisonment of not more than 25 years. The maximum sentence for second-degree manslaughter is 10 years and/or $20,000.

-CNN News

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