White police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced Thursday to more than 20 years in prison by the United States federal judiciary for choking African American George Floyd with his knee in May 2020.
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The 46-year-old former agent had previously been sentenced to 22.5 years in prison by the Minnesota state court, but he is appealing the sentence.
The simultaneous federal judgment is in turn final since it results from an objection agreement.