The jury has returned a verdict in Derek Chauvin’s trial in the death of George Floyd, who died on the street in May 2020 after Chauvin placed his knee on Floyd’s neck while he pleaded, “I can’t breathe.”
UPDATE: Chauvin has been convicted on all charges by a jury in the Hennepin County court.
The 12 jurors found him guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in George Floyd’s death in May 2020.
The maximum sentence for second-degree unintentional murder is imprisonment of not more than 40 years. The maximum sentence for third-degree murder is imprisonment of not more than 25 years. The maximum sentence for second-degree manslaughter is 10 years and/or $20,000.
