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A jury of twelve people has ruled in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020 in southern Minneapolis.
The jury’s ruling will be read on Tuesday between 15:30 and 16:00. You can see the pronunciation in the video below.
Judge Peter Cahill instructed the jury to consider each charge and verdict separately.
The jury’s ruling comes after four hours of deliberations on Monday and an estimated six more hours on Tuesday. In 2017, the second-degree manslaughter charge against a former police officer in St. Anthony for the fatal shooting on Philando Castile saw the jury deliberate for about 27 hours before acquitting Jeronimo Yanez.
If convicted, sentencing will take place later. Chauvin agreed to allow Judge Cahill to consider the prosecutor’s request for aggravated convictions if convicted.
According to the guidelines for sentencing in Minnesota, the presumed sentence for murder in the third degree and unintended second degree can fall between 10 years and eight months to 15 years for Chauvin, who has no criminal record.
But if the judge finds aggravating factors, the maximum sentence for the second-degree murder charge is 40 years and 25 years for the third-degree murder. A severe conviction for manslaughter in the second degree can last a term of ten years.