nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 670N|||Derek Chauvin Is Sentenced To 22 1/2 Years In Prison For Murdering George Floyd||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Prosecutors had asked for the former Minneapolis police officer to be sentenced to a 30-year prison term.

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In this image taken from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court at his sentencing hearing on Friday.

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Derek Chauvin Is Sentenced To 22 1/2 Years In Prison For Murdering George Floyd

Prosecutors had asked for the former Minneapolis police officer to be sentenced to a 30-year prison term.

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