The former Minneapolis police officer convicted in state court of murdering George Floyd, Jr., faced a federal judge Tuesday on charges he violated the civil rights of two suspects.
The former Minneapolis police officer convicted in state court of murdering George Floyd, Jr., faced a federal judge Tuesday on charges he violated the civil rights of two suspects. The post Derek Chauvin Waives His Right to Contest Federal Detention Given His ‘Current Situation’ as a Convicted Murderer first appeared on Law & Crime.
Blakely factors in preparation for Derek Chauvin s sentencing
As reported in this local article, headlined Prosecutors seek aggravated sentence against Derek Chauvin, argue George Floyd was ‘treated with particular cruelty’, the sentencing phase of the prosecution of the former police office convicted of killing George Floyd is now at the first briefing stage. Here are the basics:
Prosecutors asked a judge Friday to give Derek Chauvin a longer prison sentence for killing George Floyd, arguing that the crime was particularly cruel..
Chauvin will be sentenced on June 25. Minnesota sentencing guidelines suggest that an individual without any prior criminal history should be sentenced to 12.5 years in prison for second-degree murder. However, prosecutors have signaled their intent for months to seek an aggravated sentence against Chauvin.
Police Reforms In America After The George Floyd Killing
Following the Floyd incident, several states in the US including New York have banned ‘chokeholds’. AP outlookindia.com 2021-04-30T20:56:55+05:30
Police reforms in Europe and America are understood as the process of making the police less brutal in their methods of enforcing law, especially on minorities. In India, police reforms at the state level mean freeing them from politicians’ control. For our Opposition-ruled states, it means stopping forays by central police agencies with political intent to destabilize their governments.
The series of incidents beginning with the George Floyd killing, ending with the trial and conviction of Derek Michael Chauvin, a 45-year-old White Minneapolis police officer on April 20, 2021, by a 12-member multi-racial jury could be considered as a watershed incident in the police reforms movement in USA. Chauvin’s sentencing is on June 25.
Judge Herrington: Safeguards in place to prevent media, social influence of trials
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Huron County District Court Judge David Herrington is also the chief justice for Huron County. He previously served as an attorney in private practice and was once an assistant prosecutor for the county. Scott Nunn/Huron Daily Tribune
On the heels of extensive media coverage and publicized comments surrounding the Derek Michael Chauvin murder trial, Huron County Chief Judge David Herrington said there are safeguards in place to prevent outside influences on jurors that would sway verdicts.
Chauvin is a former Minneapolis Police Department officer who was charged in the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin was found guilty April 20 of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.