Case Floyd, former agent sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison

Former police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, the African American suffocated by a grip in the neck during a detention that has become the symbol of the fight against racism in America. and in the world. In reading the sentence, Judge Peter Cahill said that this sentence was not decided on the basis “of emotion, public opinion or to send a message”, it was “simply applied the law”. The prosecution had asked for 30 years. The judge asked to read the 22 pages of motivation of the sentence and recognized the pain of the family. Chauvin, 45, was found guilty last April.
With good conduct, Chauvin, 45, could be paroled after serving two-thirds of his sentence, or about 15 years.