Prosecutors have asked the Minneapolis judge overseeing the case against Derek Chauvin to consider several aggravating circumstances when he sentences the former police officer in June for the murder of George Floyd
Prosecutors have asked the Minneapolis judge overseeing the case against Derek Chauvin to consider several aggravating circumstances when he sentences the former police officer in June for the murder of George Floyd
1 May 2021
State of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and lead prosecutor Matthew Frank say Chauvin deserves a sentence stiffer than the state guidelines dictate because he held a position of authority and treated Mr Floyd, a vulnerable victim, with cruelty.
They say Chaivin's actions inflicted gratuitous pain, and caused psychological distress to Mr. Floyd and to the bystanders, and he made "no attempt" to give Mr Floyd medical attention.
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