Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22 1/2 years in death of George Floyd.
He was convicted in the May 2020 death of Floyd. Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer convicted of the death of George Floyd, was sentenced on Friday.
Chavin was given a 270-month sentence, a term of imprisonment, by Judge Peter Cahill.
In April, Cauvin, 45, was found guilty of three counts: culpable homicide, third-degree murder and second-degree murder by pressing his knee on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes. He is widely expected to appeal.
Cauvin was convicted of the most heinous crime of manslaughter, under Minnesota law with a maximum sentence of 40 years. Judge in sentencing: 'It's law and despair'
Brandon Mitchell, who worked for the judges in the murder case, responded to Friday night's sentencing, telling Juju Chang of ABC News Live Prime that he thought prison time would be longer.
“I think it’s a little on the bright side, but justice and despair,” Mitchell said. "I think the judge did a great job with that. I was expecting almost 25 to 30 years, but 22 1/2 is still fair."
"There's no reunion with your loved one," Mitchell said of Floyd's family. "Their partner is not coming back. And so, I feel sorry for them. My prayers are with them and I hope they are able to find some peace in this sentence."(ads2)
Mitchell went public last month after a photo of him wearing a hat and a Black Lives Matter shirt and a photo of Martin Luther King Jr. which said, "Take your knee off our necks," while in August 2020 march was widely distributed on social media. Cauvin's defense included an image in court filing an application for a new trial and land reform, which Mitchell allegedly "came to the decision to further political and social progress."
Mitchell defended his neutrality as a judge after the photo was circulated and told the Star Tribune that he was "extremely loyal" during the judges' election.
Recalling his experience as a judge two months after the trial, Mitchell told Chang, "This makes me take a step back and just say how important it is to be part of a judge and how much change we need to make about policing across America."
"These are situations that we need to find ways to avoid and they should never happen," he said.
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