ResolvedPriorityCriminal · Murder conviction· Hennepin County, MN
State v. Derek Chauvin — the killing of George Floyd (2020)
George Floyd died under a Minneapolis officer's knee on 25 May 2020. Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter in 2021 and later pleaded guilty to a federal civil-rights charge.
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- 2020
Bystander video of the arrest is published and four officers are dismissed.
- 2021
A Hennepin County jury convicts Chauvin on all three counts; he is sentenced to 22.5 years.
- 2021
Chauvin pleads guilty in federal court to violating Floyd's civil rights.
- 2023
The Minnesota Supreme Court declines further review of the state conviction.
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