Derek Chauvin sentencing | LIVE: Former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin is being sentenced for the murder of George Floyd | By WLTX News19 | As he did. So, you saw it. I saw it and millions of people across the country in the globe witness the act of hate a year and 1 month later, I stand here before you tasked with the duty of expressing how Georgia’s death has impacted me personally and the rest of our family. As I wrecked my brain and thought about what I could could say today, I came to this conclusion It is humanly impossible for me to stand here and convey or articulate the right words that will capture all that we are feeling and what we have felt over this period. So, please bare with me as I attempt the impossible The sudden murder of George has forever traumatized us. You may see us cry but the full extent of our pain and trauma will never be seen with the naked eye. The heartbreaking hurt goes far beyond any number of tears we could ever cry. We simply cannot express the pain, anguish, and suffering that our family and friends have endured since George’s murder. It has been truly unimaginable. but not as nearly unimaginable as the defendant’s decision to take the life of a human being with no regard for the effect it may have on others. All those Chauvin will be seeing this today and spend time in prison. He will have the luxury of seeing his family again talking to him and he will likely get to spend time with him upon his release. These are all luxuries that my young cousin Gianna were robbed of but Chauvin made the made the decision to kill our father. There’ll be no more birthday parties, no graduations, holiday gatherings, or other family celebrations. The laughter hugs. guidance advice, sense of security, and those opportunities to simply say, I love you are forever gone. They say time heals all and while I genuinely believe that saying it’s challenging to do so, given these unfathomable set of circumstances before I conclude, I want to highlight a few things George’s murder this trial and everything in between has been tragic and devastating. Our family is forever broken. and one thing we cannot get is George Floyd. It is the request of my family that the maximum penalty for the crime for which the defender was convicted, be imposed on behalf of my family, friends, community, and supporters. I wish to express my sincerest gratitude for allowing Us opportunity of expression. Thank you. Thank you, sir. Your honor is just for the record. This wonderful lady standing here is a Hennepin County uh victim advocate um and uh well as well known to the court. Yes, thank you Judge. and so your honor will hear from the of George Floyd, uh mister Terrence Floyd Yeah. Mister Floyd, if you could state your full name, spelling each of your names, Terrence Floyd. That’s TE RENCE. Floyd FLOYD. represent my brother. I’m from New York. on May 25th 2020. My brother was murdered. Everyone knows why. Derek Chauvin, The facts of this case were proven beyond a reasonable doubt and three guilty verdicts will have been rendered the situation has really affected me and my family. any family member that has went through this. We are part of a fraternity of families. It’s not, it’s not one one of those, you know, fraternities that you enjoy. over this last year and and and and and months I actually talk to a few people and um I wanted to know. from the man himself. Why? What were you thinking? What was going through your head? when you had your knee on my brother’s neck. What? What? When you when you knew that he pose no threat anymore. He had he was handcuffed. Why you didn’t at least get up Why you stayed there? a month before my brother was murdered. I was on the phone with him and we had a long conversation and as I looked at, I looked at the video of my niece the last conversation me and my brother had was he wanted to have play dates He wanted to play play dates with Gianna and my daughter and we we we started setting it up That can’t happen. and I have to My daughter’s still young but I still have to explain to her because this is history. This this, this is the case everybody knows about. So, she’s going to find out and I’m going to have to explain that to her. and II. Think that’s to me harder than even just standing here that I have to talk to my daughter. and tell her, you know, about her niece, about her uncle, about the situation, that’s basically reliving it all over again. Years down the line On behalf of my fam, on behalf of me and my family, we seek the maximum penalty We we don’t want to see no more slaps on the wrist. We we’ve been through that already. in this in my community, in my culture, we’ve been through that already smacked on the wrist. No, no, no, no, no, no. because if it was us, if it was the role was reversed, it wouldn’t be no case. It would have been open and shut We’d have been under the jail for murdering somebody. So, we ask for that same penalty for Derek Chauvin. Thank you, sir. You’re on the final victim impact statement for the state will come from George Floyd’s uh brothers Floyd. and so if you could begin by giving us your full name, and spell each of your names that I have permitted you to use your phone because you have notes on it, is that correct? Yes, sir. Alright and you may proceed when you’re ready, giving us your full name first. is Floyd. Uh it’s spelled PH ILON ISE last name, Floyd FLOYD and you may proceed 1 year ago. May 25th, my brother George, was murdered by Derek Chauvin and his co defendant in broad daylight with a need to his neck for 9 Minutes and 29 seconds I was a trucker and immediately, my life changed forever. I began to speak to the world for George from the United Nations Africa, Canada, Japan, and so many other countries. every day, I have beg for justice to be served, reliving the execution of George while others begged and pleaded for officers to simply just allow George to take a breath I haven’t had a real nice sleep because of the nightmares I constantly have here in my brother big and plead for his life over and over again. even saying they’re going to kill me. please. screaming for our mom. I have had to sit through each day of Officer Derek Chauvin trial and watch the video of George dying for hours over and over again. for an entire year. I had to relive George being tortured to death every hour of the day. Only take naps and not knowing what a good night sleep is anymore. I’ve been lifting my voice tirelessly every day so that Georgia’s death will not be in vain. Honorable Judge Peter Cahill. I thank you for allowing me to share this today. George’s life mattered. So, my family and I, most of all, my niece, Gianna, My niece, Gianna. She needs closure. I’m asking that you please find it suitable to give Officer Chauvin the maximum sentence as possible. so that he been found guilty for My family and I have been given a life sentence We would never be able to get George back. That’s our daughter’s first love. He would never be able to walk. Gianna down the aisle and her wedding attend those magical moments of her life like a daddy daughter dance. Sweet sixteen party seeing her out for prom graduations and she would never be able to have any personal memories with her father. with a smirk on his face and children in prison. Officer Chauvin used excessive force and acted against his training. Chauvin had no regards for human life. George’s life. I stand before you today asking you to please help us find closure by giving Chauvin a maximum sentence as possible, making sure he does his time consecutively without the possibility of parole probation. are getting out early for good behavior. Thank you. Mister Frank. Thank you. your honor. here today. Of course, we’re sentencing. gives us an opportunity to speak about You know, other matters that I think are involved in sensing and where we are in the criminal justice system and the processing of this case as a member of an elected office representing the people of the state of Minnesota. as well as people of the local community. I want to say a couple of things uh and first of all, I want to really thank some of the police officers, at the Minneapolis Police Department who under Great pressure. great stress in some extent apparel to their their occupations. Um what they’ve devoted their life to stuck to their oath and their commitment as police officers to speak openly and honestly about policing and the training that is given and received by police officers Those officers didn’t hide behind the blue wall. They came forward. They told this court and those jurors what they knew about training and responsibility. and I think they deserve recognition and credit for that. We’d also like to thank members of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension You know, those agents get called in uh great sacrifice to their personal lives whenever things happen, they go, they did that here. um and under really extraordinary circumstances completed a very professional and thorough investigation Um you know, conducting interviews is hard enough but conducting them in the atmosphere of the city following the murder of George Floyd was even more difficult and they did. So, I think above and beyond the call of duty and I want to thank them for doing that on behalf of the whole prosecution staff, You know, I want to thank the family. the loved ones, the friends of George Floyd, They have been through so much more than families involved in murder cases. He’s right. It is a it is a it’s a fraternity You don’t want to be part of but they’ve been through so much more because of the pandemic and because of security, safety precautions that we’ve had to take they have been through a lot at a time when they try to grieve like everybody does for the loss of someone, they are going through so much more and I want to thank them all of them. The family of course, uh testimony from Floyd, Courtney Ross. These are people who are trying deal with their loss but they have to do in a very public way and under very trying circumstances through no fault of their own. So, I thank them. They have all been models of grace and understanding. and uh it’s really remarkable. I’ll uh I think come back to them and again in a little bit. your honor. have submitted a sentencing brief. Um I would incorporate that. I guess I would incorporate my comments today into that memo but I do think there are things that I want to uh bring out today in my arguments. for hundreds of years, the court had discretion in sentencing. It was a trial court’s decision and what a sentence should be. the recognition that the trial court sat through the trial watched the evidence, and saw how it affected people informed the court’s discretion when the legislature passed the guidelines in a legitimate attempt to try and even out sentences Um they define certain presumptive sentences as we all know for typical crimes for each crime. The typical crime but they did not remove discretion for sentencing judges. They recognized that nobody is better suited to decide whether this is the typical case represented by the guidelines, presumptive sense or if there are reasons why this is worse than that and a cave and the guidelines still gives this court discretion when our aggravating factors um give a more serious sense than than what the presumption calls for and as you know, we are asking you to do that today. as the court found there are four aggravating factors that we have identified that go beyond a list of just what those factors are. We have not just done our homework and found a list The court made good findings, detailed findings about those factors and we think they justify uh it greatly increased the sentence. This is not the typical 2.° unintentional murder Supreme Court in our state has said that in a very recently, even one aggravating factor is sufficient to go twice the top of the range here, we have four The first one of the court found is an abusive position of trust and authority in the court specifically found that when mister Chauvin was acting as a police officer, he had a position of trust and authority That is certainly true. We trust police officers. We trust them when we need help. We call them for help. We trust that they’re going to take care of the problems that they are assigned to deal with. Right. We We also give them great authority. We give them great power. We give them power to use for that individuals would be prosecuted for using, right? We give them authority to um arrest to detain and with great power of course comes great responsibility. So, they’re not sent out there by themselves to do this. They’re given substantial training this court. So, all of that through the trial in general and in specific to mister Chauvin and the other three officers they’re given training and the use of force, the proportional use of force the force used has to be warranted by the threat They’re given training on de-escalation because we recognize that police officers are called in when people are not having their best day. when people might be affected by mental illness, drug abuse, uh any number of issues. They’re just having a bad day and they’re trained for that and should be and they’re taught how to use that to deescalate and control a situation They’re taught. medical intervention. They’re taught to provide medical attention to people who need it. Being a police officer is a difficult job. We ask a lot of them It’s a profession. There’s no doubt about it but we give them a substantial amount of training. and most officers do it right. This case wasn’t about police officers all police officers. It wasn’t about policing. This case was about Derek and disregarding all that training he received and assaulting mister Floyd until he suffocated to death. one of the things that uh you heard your honor uh and the jurors heard uh that can really encapsulate I think a big uh a very important issue here. Seven words in your custody is in your care and it’s a real simple mantra. It’s a really easy thing to remember. You’re going to take custody of somebody. You have to provide care. You have to do it in a caring way. You can’t simply disregard their care Mister Chauvin abused his position of trust and authority as a police officer by doing just that. Just disregarding. He’s training was an abuse of that because What did you decide to do? We often are forced in this, you know, criminal justice system to infer people’s state of mind by their conduct and their statements What was Derek Chauvin Endgame here? What was the plan? seems apparent. The plan was hold them down until we can dump them in an ambulance and no longer have to be our problem. recall. He said to Charles Mcmillan is a big guy like beyond something. That’s it. He held mister Floyd down as mister Floyd begged for his life. You have the other officers help in that regard. and rather than doing the simple obedience of putting them on the side, He said yeah. Mm hmm. He was dismissive to that duty of care. We trust that Russ will be treated with respect. reasonable force, and that their medical needs will be addressed. I’m paraphrasing from the court’s findings that trust is violated We trust that they will use their authority reasonably and this was a particularly egregious abuse of that force. Again, paraphrasing the court’s findings The typical second-degree murder does not include does not involve that extent of abuse of a dearly held uh position of abuse or a position of authority and trust by the community, by individuals of the community You’re on found. That’s mister Floyd was treated by uh by mister Chauvin with particular cruelty. I think tortured is the right word. We know that. I mean, we’ve all seen it. Mister Floyd did not want to be in the backseat. That’s it. I mean, that’s the that’s the rub. It was the need to get him in that backseat no matter what. We all saw that once he was pulled out of the backseat, he calmed right down. even willingly went down to the ground. I’m going down. He said he went down to the ground. not fighting, not punching. and he was placed initially on his side. He’s already handcuffed. He’s placed on his side in the recovery position like he should be because he’s trying to breathe and then quickly placed prone on the ground face down Mister Chauvin put his left knee on George Floyd’s neck. His right knee on George Floyd’s back faced down on the pavement and officer King Mister Floyd’s waste area and had Officer Lane hold his feet down. You can even see mister Floyd trying to pull his feet up. We all are going to fight to breathe. Everybody knows that fear when you all of a sudden realize you’re having trouble breathing, it’s just innate, right? We want to survive. We know we have to breathe and there’s an automatic reaction when you begin to feel like that is threatened and you can see mister Floyd going through that. He tries to pull his feet But he’s held down by these three officers while officer Tao is looking at later, of course goes to keep the people who want to help away. He’s placed face down on the pavement so harshly. and it rubs the skin off his face. He has injuries to his face from being faced on a pavement. He has injuries to his knuckles from just trying to lift himself up and he’s telling Officer Schoen I can’t breathe. I’m dying. And mister Chauvin response was uh huh. all all this time. I mean, imagine what mister Floyd is going through. We’re going to talk about particular cruelty and torture. Really try to appreciate what he’s going through. He knows he’s suffocating. They don’t know that feeling of not being able to breathe enough and he’s begging, he’s pleading and he’s being ignored. His concerns are being dismissed by somebody who has taken custody but not care. He was kept in a prone position for nine and a half minutes. and was suffocated. There’s no other way to say it. That’s particularly cruel. That is more cruel than a a typical 2.° unintentional murder. significantly more. This is not a momentary gunshot punch to the face. This is nine and a half minutes of cruelty to a man who was helpless. and just begging for his life. This court found that there were children present standing Only a few feet from these officers. These children who ages seventeen. and one child age of nine. Why is that an aggravating factor? Well, I think everybody can figure that out, right? It’s particularly bad to commit a crime in front of children. We’ve heard a lot of uh academia about, you know, the development of the young brain and how long it can take Couple of teenage girls. a Nine-year-old girl. How are they going to process this? you know, standing feet from a man being suffocated by police officers such a stark sight that one of the children even says we gotta call the police and the police. How do you process that as a 9 year old? The children are not only present watching a man die. We’ve all seen. If you haven’t, you really need to look at George Floyd’s face as he’s dying, he’s suffering. The children have to watch this but not only that, it’s police officers and there are people around them wanting to help and at one point and ensure they got upset At one point, Mister Chauvin points as Mace grabs his mace to keep him back. How’s the child? Look at that. There’s another officer screaming at them to get back. The typical 2.° Unintentional murder doesn’t involve standing feet away watching a nine and a half minute suffocation of a man begging for his life. This card also made a finding that the defendant committed the offense with the involvement of three or more other persons. Lane and King were involved directly in the restraint and that kept the bystanders at bay. I’ve already talked a little bit about Lane and King’s role in holding Mr. Floyd down They recognized uh that he was pulse and mister Floyd was pulse at one point. and it really made no effort to take care of the person in their custody. Officer Tao watched most of of the, you know, the suffocation and then we went over to keep people from getting help one person who is identified as a medical trained firefighter for the city of Minneapolis and that was dismissed like, are we going to believe her? So, they kept trained medical people from providing These are all uniformed police officers adding to that abuse of trust and authority. You You know, I know the defense has asked the court for probation. I’m not going to spend a lot of time arguing that it’s so outside of the realm of I think real possibility. This is a murderer. I understand some of the arguments made on behalf of mister Chauvin. I understand Well, no, I can’t understand what his family members and friends are going through. I can’t but it’s certainly not enough for a departure to probation for a 2.° murder. We believe your honor that these four aggravating factors in the findings that the court has made certainly justify an upward departure because there are four of them not standing alone but in a sense, not overlapping but coming together to show this is not the typical second-degree murder. This is egregious This justifies a double upward departure. from the top of the box which is 180 months. We’re asking the court do a double departure recognizing all four factors to 360 months. As I mentioned before, this is sensing. This is the time for victims, right? This is the time for the loved ones of the victim and the community to have a say. again. III, commend this family. I commend all of the loved ones, the friends, the people that have been involved in this case for tolerating and and being gracious None of us of course can bring George Floyd back. That’s very true. but this is the time for our criminal justice system to say, we hear you This is the time for their criminal justice system to say, we recognize that this harm you’re going through is real and while we can’t feel what you’re feeling, we know we can do what the your criminal justice system should do and recognize the severity of this crime. and reflect that in a sentence to be given It’s time for this criminal justice system to say, we recognize this is more serious than the typical 2.° unintentional murder for reasons the court found reflect that and give this court more than adequate basis to do that. You know, we ask the court to impose a sentence of 360 months commitment to the Commissioner of Corrections As you know, you’re not. There are no fines and murder cases. And we would ask the court uh just to resolve the issue of rest of restitution. So we can clarify that with the family and present that to the court. um for 30 days Thank you Anna. anything further from the state. No, you’re not Mister Nelson. I’m sorry. I just um Thank you. your honor, your honor at this time. Uh the defendant’s mother, Carolyn Plenti would like to address the court If you could uh state your full name, spelling each of your names. and proceed when you’re ready. Carolyn CAR. ONLYN. AW LENTY. I am the mother of Derek Schoen. I am here to speak on behalf of my entire family. on November 25th 2020. Not only did Derek’s life change forever, but so did mine and my family’s Derek devoted 19 years of his life to Minneapolis Police Department. It has been difficult for me to hear and read what the media public and prosecution team believed. Derek to be an aggressive, heartless, and uncaring person. I can tell you that it’s far from the truth. My son’s identity has also been reduced to that as of that, as a racist, What this court to know. that none of these things are true and that my son is a good man. Derek. Derek. always dedicated his life. and time to the police department even on his days off, he would call in to see if they needed help. Derek isn’t quiet, thoughtful, honorable, and self selfless, man. he has a big heart and he always has put others before his own The public will never know the loving and caring man he is that his family does. Even though I have not spoken publicly. I’ve always supported him. 100 100% and always will Derek has played over and over in his head. the events of that day. I’ve seen the toll it has taken on him. I believe a lengthy sentence will not serve Derek. Well, When you sentenced my son. You also be sentencing me. I will not be able to see Derek talk to him on the phone. or give him a special hug. Plus the fact that when he is released, his father and I most likely will not be Derek. my happiest moment is when I gave birth to you. And my second is when I was honored to pin your police badge on you. I remember you whispering to me. Don’t stick me with it. Derek, I want you to know I’ve always believed in your innocence and I will never waiver from that. I’ve read numerous letters from people around the world. that also believe in your innocence. No matter where you go, where you are, I will always be there to visit you. I promise you, I will stay strong as we talked about and I want you to do the same for me. I will do what you told me to do. Take care of myself. I will be here for you when you come home. Remember, there’s no stronger bond for love than a mother’s love. one final thought. I want you to remember Remember, you are my favorite son. Thank you for your time. Thank Thank you very much. Your honor. Uh it is my tenth of my remarks this afternoon. Be quite brief. Uh I do not intend to re litigate the facts of this case. nor spend any substantial time. Uh looking at the law The court is very familiar with the facts of this case and the parties have fully briefed the court relevant to the sentencing factors and we recognize that in any case, any sentencing that comes before the court, the court is tasked with a difficult job. The court must craft a sentence that serves the interests of justice. a rather nebulous term The court must take into consideration victim impact public interests as well as the circumstances and the history of the defendant. and in this case, more than any other that likely any of us have ever been involved in that task is exceedingly more difficult in my remarks today, I just wish to briefly address each of those three considerations. starting with the public impact as I believe, we are all cognizant of this case is at the epicenter of a cultural and political divide. We try to keep a lot of that out of the courtroom during the trial and make this case about the facts. but we recognize uh what has happened as a result of this case There are a great number of people who will view any sentence you pronounce as overly lenient and insufficient to satisfy justice. but there are an equal number of people who will view any sentence you pronounce as draconian or overbearing. Either way, some percentage of the public will view your sentence as a miscarriage of justice. the intensity of the public interest in this case cannot be understated. I trust that the of correspondence that each of us has received from the public at large is indicative of these very sentiments. on both sides. as I was informed just the attorney general’s office established a website web submission to accept community impact statements again, in my understanding is in a little over 2 weeks, they received over a thousand submissions again on both sides by by my very best estimate since my representation of mister Chauvin began last summer, I would estimate that I have received over 5000 Emails over a thousand voicemails and hundreds and hundreds of handwritten letters. again, from both sides and I expect that your honor has likewise been inundated. with public comment and scrutiny the impact that this case has had on this community is profound. It goes far beyond what happened on May. 25th of last year. It has been at the forefront of our national consciousness and it has weaved its way into every nearly every facet of our lives. from the entertainment that we consume to the presidential politics, From protests to conspiracy theories. In the end, it is my sincere hope that when this proverbial dust settles the community, uh the community impact brings forth principled debate and civil public discourse and ultimately leaves a public a positive effect on the city of Minneapolis, the state of Minnesota and the United States but nevertheless, while this court may consider the community impact, it is for these very same reasons that the court must turn to the foundational legal principles and remember that justice is blind law is built on reason and common sense and it cannot be permitted to be a sealed by public opinion. turn to the second consideration which is the victim impact the death of George Floyd. The death of George Floyd was tragic He is loved by his family members. He is loved by his friends. and his death is justifiably mourned by those whose lives he impacted. He is a son, a brother, a father, an uncle, and a friend of mine. and as the court heard today, the impact and the loss of his life of the loss of his life simply just it can’t be simplified. and it will take time. Finally, your honor. The court must take into consideration just like it it has to take into consideration the aggravating factors it needs to take into consideration the mitigating factors and emitting mitigating factors is set forth by the sentencing guidelines really point to the analysis essentially, ultimately in this case, I’m not going to spend a lot of time again arguing for a probationary sentence that’s briefed With that being said, when we look at the factors, who is Derek Chauvin? Derek Chauvin spent 19 years as a Minneapolis police officer. He loved being a police officer. I I was contacted during the course of my representation and I’ve had numerous conversations with his fellow police officers or fellow police officers that worked with Derek. I’m retired, some still active and they told me that he was a solid police officer that he did his job that if somebody asked him to do a particular task, he never complained. He did it One person told me that if one of his sergeants told me that if I had asked him to dig a ditch for 8 hours, he would have picked up a shovel and he would have never complained for a second would have done his job. He was decorated as a police officer. multiple life-saving awards. He was decorated. for Valor. He was proud to be a police officer because what he liked to do was help people and his the statistics show the vast majority of police work is helping people He proud to be a Minneapolis police officer. He served his country as the United States and the United States Army. and he too is the son and a brother and a father. my friend. He took his life. the the life he’s lived. He’s not coming into this as a career criminal with six points, five points, four points. He’s coming into this never having violated the law. because he lived in honorable life and he attempted to live an honorable life. Derek Chauvin was not even scheduled to work on May 25th twenty. volunteered because there was short staffing at the time. I know from numerous conversations that I’ve had with Derek that his brain is littered with what ifs. What if I just did not agreed to go in that day? What if things had gone differently? What if I never responded to that call? What if what if? what if the truth of the matter is in the end result is is that we are here after a jury verdicts finding him guilty of these offenses and the courts consideration should not only be focused on the aggravating factors but the mitigating factors as well. The Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission was established for a reason. and yes, the court in circumstances like these has discretion to go beyond an aggravated sentence beyond the presumptive sentences established by the sentencing guidelines, the sentencing guidelines don’t differentiate between 2.° 2.° murders. Someone robs a liquor store, A police officer is involved in an incident. A person dies in police custody the law presumes the legislature presumes that the sentencing guidelines as established. This is a sufficient penalty for all of the second-degree murder categories or cases you would see from 2019 Back to 2010. A total of ninety people were sentenced for a 2.° murder those sentences. Those people are more than that. The people who had a zero criminal history score more than ninety people were sentenced. Sixty 67% or sixty of those ninety people received a guideline sentence of 150 months. So, two thirds of all people in the same position received a guideline sentence 20% received an aggravated sentence. Eighteen of the ninety and twelve or excuse me, 13% or twelve individuals granted mitigated departures. So, if the legislature and the intent of the sentencing guidelines is to eliminate sentencing disparity, the law should presume that the guidelines sentence is what is appropriate in this case, Judge may take it may take into consideration at this point, those aggravating factors but you have to counterbalance them which is the goal of the law with the mitigating factors I know that this has been an incredibly difficult case for the Floyd family to have to endure the state of Minnesota. Likewise, prosecutors in in case have endured quite a bit as as mister Chauvin family This is a case that has changed has changed the world to some degree and I hope it’s positive but it’s my hope that the court follows the sentencing guidelines applies the law in a reasoned manner and imposes a just sentence Actually, mister Chauvin, would you join mister Nelson at the Lectern? Mister Chauvin that this is your opportunity if you wish to uh give any input to the court and so I turn it over to you and your attorney. Thank you. your honor. at this time due to some additional legal matters at hand, I’m not able to give a full formal statement at this time. briefly though. I I want to give my condolences to the Floyd family. Um There’s going to be some other information in the future that would be of interest and uh things will give you some peace of mind. and I know that I did read your comments in the preset investigation as well. Alright, we are going to take a 15 minute so can complete the sentencing order based on what I’ve heard today and let’s reconvene at 245. We’re in recess Alright, thank you all. We’re back in session and on the record, Well, first of all, I wanted to thank everybody for being here and for providing the input you did. not just the people who are in the courtroom here but also those who provided written statements. uh both from the Floyd family and the defendants family. I’ve read all the impact statements that were submitted earlier and listen carefully to all the input here today and it is truly appreciated that you took the time to say with case and to provide me with input. I have reviewed the presets investigation and carefully considered all the facts of the case in the law. but my comments are actually going to be very brief. because most of it’s going to be in writing. I have a 22 page memorandum that is going to be attached to the sentencing order and why am I doing it in writing? to emphasize the fact that determining the appropriate sentence in any case and in this case, is a legal analysis It’s applying the rule of law to the facts of an individual and specific case and that is why as opposed to trying to be profound here on the record, I prefer that you read the legal analysis that explains how I determine the sentence in this case, what the cases or 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. You have our sympathies and I acknowledge and hear the pain that you’re feeling. I acknowledge the pain not only of those in this courtroom But the Floyd family who are outside this courtroom and other members of the community. It has been painful throughout and county. throughout the state of Minnesota and even the country but most importantly, we need to recognize the pain of the Floyd family. I’m not going to attempt to be profound or clever because it’s not the appropriate time. I’m not basing my sentence also on public opinion. I’m not basing it on any attempt to send any messages. a trial court judge. the job of a trial court judge is to apply the law to specific facts and to deal with individual cases. and so Mister Chauvin. as to count one based on the the verdict of the find you guilty of unintentional second-degree murder while committing a felony under Minnesota statutes 609.19 Subdivision two and one. It is the judgment of the court that you now stand convicted of that offense. pursuit of Minnesota statutes uh section 60904 counts two and will remain un adjudicated as they are lesser offenses of count one a sentence for one. the the commits you to the custody of the Commissioner of Corrections for a period of 270 months. That’s 270. That is a ten-year addition to the presumptive sentence of 150 months. This is based on your uh abuse of a position of trust and authority and also the particular cruelty shown to George Floyd. You’re granted credit for 199 days already served pay the mandatory surcharge of $78 to be paid from prison wages. You’re prohibited from possessing firearms, ammunition, or explosives for the remainder of your life. Provide a DNA sample is required by law Register as a predatory offender as required by law and then you will receive a copy of the order and also the attached memorandum explaining the court’s analysis anything further from the state. If this needs to be said, we just ask that it be executed for with tenant is the custody of the sheriff to be transported back to the DOC or whichever custody is currently holding him. Anything from the fence? No. Alright, thank you. We are adjourned