Read Judge Cahill's order sentencing Derek Chauvin to 22½ years

June 25, 2021 at 8:31PM

Former Minneapolis police officer was sentenced Friday to 22½ years for the second-degree unintentional murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. Read Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill's sentencing order laying out the rationale for the sentence below.

about the writer

about the writer

Star Tribune staff

See More

More from Local

card image

Republicans across the country benefited from favorable tailwinds as President-elect Donald Trump resoundingly defeated Democrat Kamala Harris. But that wasn’t the whole story in Minnesota.

card image