Chauvin Seeks Probation for Floyd Killing, State Requests 30 Years for Ex-Cop

Former police officer Derek Chauvin listens as his defense attorney Eric Nelson gives closing arguments at the Hennepin County Courthouse, Minn., on April 19, 2021. Court TV via AP, Pool

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin should only get probation, his lawyer said Wednesday, while prosecutors asserted he should be sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Chauvin was convicted in April of second-degree murder, second-degree manslaughter, and third-degree murder in the 2020 murder of George Floyd. Chauvin is due to be sentenced on June 25 at a courthouse in Minneapolis.