“What the sentence is not based on is emotion or sympathy, but at the same time I want to acknowledge the deep and tremendous pain that all the families are feeling especially the Floyd family,” Cahill told the court before issuing the sentence.
“At this time, due to some additional legal matters at hand, i am not able to give a full formal statement at this time” Chauvin said.
A judge will decide Chauvin’s sentence and could issue a longer sentence than state guidelines allow, due to four aggravating factors including what the judge said was Chauvin’s “cruelty” towards Floyd and Chauvin’s involvement with three other individuals.
The defense had argued that pretrial coverage influenced the jury pool and that the trial should not have been held in Minnneapolis.
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