Derek Chauvin , Sentenced to 21 Years , in Federal Prison.<br />CBS reports that former Minneapolis police officer <br />Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 21 years in prison <br />for his violation of George Floyd's civil rights. .<br />CBS reports that former Minneapolis police officer <br />Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 21 years in prison <br />for his violation of George Floyd's civil rights. .<br />In addition to his prison sentence, <br />Chauvin will be required <br />to pay restitution.<br />U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson said that Chauvin , "must be held responsible" , for his actions. .<br />I really don't know why <br />you did what you did. <br />To put your knee on <br />a person's neck until <br />they expired is simply <br />wrong… Your conduct is <br />wrong and it is offensive, U.S. District Judge <br />Paul Magnuson, via CBS.<br />In May, Magnuson accepted <br />Chauvin's plea deal which called <br />for a sentence of 20 to 25 years.<br />Last year, Chauvin was convicted , in a state court on charges , of murder and manslaughter.<br />He was sentenced to over 22 years <br />and will serve both his state and <br />federal sentences concurrently.<br />He was sentenced to over 22 years <br />and will serve both his state and <br />federal sentences concurrently.<br />Defense lawyers representing Chauvin <br />say that the former police officer has <br />accepted responsibility for his actions.<br />Chauvin admitted that he consciously <br />deprived Floyd of his right to be free from <br />unreasonable seizure and unreasonable force. .<br />CBS reports that Chauvin is appealing his murder conviction, arguing that jurors were influenced by prejudiced pretrial publicity and protests
