Chauvin defense asks for lesser sentencing, proposes probation

[sarisataka]

Chauvin defense asks for lesser sentencing, proposes probation

On Wednesday, the defense attorney for ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin asked for a downward sentencing departure for his client. 

Documents filed in Hennepin County court propose probation and prison time equal to the time Chauvin has already served instead of the sentencing he is facing.

Chauvin was charged and convicted of second- and third-degree murder charges, as well as a second-degree manslaughter charge. He is scheduled to be sentenced on June 25. 

"...the court must look to the facts. They all point to the single most important fact: Mr. Chauvin did not intend to cause George Floyd's death," the defense claimed in the filings submitted Wednesday

https://kstp.com/news/derek-chauvin-defense-asks-for-lesser-sentencing-proposes-probation-hennepin-county-minneapolis/6128954/?cat=1

Has anyone ever received time served plus probation for a murder conviction?

[Voltaire2]

1. how about an extra 25 for impertinence?

[marble falls]

2. Never hurts to ask. But fuck no. 15 to 20 hard time.

[GregariousGroundhog]

9. The most likely scenario is 7-10 years imprisonment

Minnesota's sentencing guidelines call for a sentence length of 128-180 months, with two-thirds of that sentence being imprisonment and the remainder being supervised release.

[marble falls]

11. Wait til the Feds get him in their barrel. They already had some preliminary hearings. Feds ...

... only give out 13 'good' days a year.

[Ocelot II]

3. Close, but no banana.

It doesn't matter whether Chauvin intended to kill Floyd. He was convicted of second-degree felony murder (the killing of a person while committing another felony - aggravated assault), third-degree murder (killing that resulted from an act of depraved indifference), and second-degree manslaughter (acting negligently with the knowledge that death could result). None of these charges require intent to kill.

Probation and credit for time served? Seriously? He'll be lucky if he doesn't get an enhanced sentence.

[hlthe2b]

5. I hope this pisses off the presiding judge at least half as much as it does me.

[exboyfil]

6. Amber Guyger got a sweetheart deal

and she is still back at the well looking for a better deal.

It seems to be a thing.

[hlthe2b]

8. No decision yet on her appeal after more than a month. What the hell does that bode?

[aeromanKC]

7. What's next? Out on bail pending his trial with the Fed's?

Ya, good luck with that. (not really)

[Blue Owl]

10. Fuck Chauvin

[Quoph]

12. Isn't he facing a mandatory minimum sentence of 12.5 years in prison?

How can he get probation?

[Ocelot II]

15. It's not a mandatory minimum. With his criminal history score (0),

12 years is the presumptive sentence under the sentencing guidelines, but the judge can deviate either downward or upward. I think pigs will fly before there is a downward deviation.

[Hekate]

13. The very definition of Chutzpah, isn't it?

You know, where some *hole murders his parents, and then throws himself on the mercy of the court because he’s an orphan.

Right, Chauvin, you cold-blooded murderer, just go to hell and stay there.

[Disaffected]

14. No probation but Double Secret Probation,

maybe.

[hookaleft]

16. He is going down....

Bet he gets minimum 20 years. An example he will be.

[Deuxcents]

17. Guilty on all 3 charges

And facing civil rights offenses. He’s asking for probation? Is justice cross sided? NO.Hell no.