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Derek Chauvin could face longer sentence for George Floyd’s murder, judge says

The judge in Derek Chauvin’s trial and sentencing issued a ruling Wednesday that said “aggravating factors” will allow the ex-officer convicted of murdering George Floyd to face a sentence beyond the 10.5 to 15 year-minimum set by the state of Minnesota. “I think what that is telling everybody, especially law enforcement, is if you do this kind of thing to individuals, then you're going to face the consequences,” said Lucas Fleming, a criminal defense attorney in Pinellas County and former Hillsborough County prosecutor. Judge Peter Cahill said in his ruling the four aggravating factors present in the case include Chauvin’s abuse of trust and authority, his treatment of George Floyd with particular cruelty, the presence of children during the crime and the crime being committed as a group with the three other officers who will stand trial later this year.