Derek Chauvin: ex-police who murdered George Floyd to be sentenced Friday

<p>Eric Nelson, Chauvin’s defence attorney, has argued for only probation, while prosecutors urged a 30-year prison sentence</p><p>The former Minneapolis police officer who murdered George Floyd will face sentencing on Friday two months after he was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/20/derek-chauvin-verdict-guilty-murder-george-floyd">convicted</a> in a trial watched by millions around the world.</p><p>Derek Chauvin faces a maximum of 40 years in prison after he placed Floyd in a fatal knee-to-neck restraint for nine minutes and 29 seconds and was found guilty on all three counts of second- and third-degree murder as well as manslaughter.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/25/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-murder-sentencing">Continue reading...</a>