Chauvin sentencing pushed back to June 25
In this screen grab from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, defendant and former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, right, and Nelson's assistant Amy Voss, back, introduce themselves to jurors as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over jury selection in the trial of Chauvin Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd.[Court TV]
The sentencing date for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been pushed back a week.
The court initially set Chauvin’s sentencing for June 16 but has now moved it to the afternoon of June 25.
Chauvin was found guilty by a jury on April 20 of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Chauvin waived his right to have the jury determine his sentence, so Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill, who also presided over his trial, will make the decision.