Derek Chauvin could face decades long sentence in George Floyd’s death

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Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin is set to learn his fate as a Minnesota judge sentences him for murder in the death of George Floyd

Under Minnesota statutes, Chauvin will be sentenced only on the most serious charge, which has a maximum sentence of 40 years. But case law dictates that a 30-year sentence would be the practical maximum sentence Judge Peter Cahill could impose without risk of being overturned on appeal.

 

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15 to 20 years in prison. Keep in mind that Minnesota law provides for automatic parole after two-thirds of the total term:

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