Sentencing For Derek Chauvin Delayed To June 25

MINNEAPOLIS — The sentencing hearing for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been rescheduled for June 25. The original date set by the court was June 16.

The hearing was moved due to a scheduling conflict, a court spokesperson told Patch.

Chauvin was convicted on April 20 of second and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter by a Hennepin County jury. Judge Peter Cahill said Chauvin will be sentenced in June.

Chauvin has opted to have Cahill — and not the jury in his case — determine his prison sentence.
Here are the maximum prison sentences for each of the three offenses in Minnesota:

• 2nd-degree murder: 40 years max
• 3rd-degree murder: 25 years max
• 2nd-degree manslaughter: 10 years max

Chauvin's sentences will run concurrently, meaning at most he will spend 40 years in prison.

Under Minnesota sentencing guidelines, Chauvin should receive a sentence of 12.5 years, because he has never before been convicted of a crime. However, the state prosecutors argue that Chauvin should receive an "upward departure" because of aggravating factors in the case.

According to the prosecutors, the aggravating factors include:

• Floyd's death happened in front of children
• Floyd was treated with "particular cruelty" by Chauvin because he was in handcuffs
• Chauvin abused his position of authority as a Minneapolis police officer

It will be up to Cahill to determine the aggravating factors that apply in Chauvin's case.

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• Chauvin In 'Administrative Segregation' At MN Prison: Report
• Here's How The Police Initially Described George Floyd's Death