Joe Murad, The ROOT
When former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of the murder in the death of George Floyd, there was slight relief but one nagging question in the back of many our minds: “OK, but what’s the sentence going to be?” While there was, and still is, concern that Chauvin will face the lightest sentence possible, the judge in the case has ruled he can consider a longer than usual sentence due to certain aggravating factors.
According to the Daily Beast, Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill said that he believed prosecutors proved “beyond a reasonable doubt” that the former officer “abused his position of authority” when announcing his ruling on Wednesday. Cahill was the judge who presided over Chauvin’s hearing and added that he felt Chauvin treated Floyd with “particular cruelty” throughout the course of the arrest.
