The Trial of Derek Chauvin - Judgement(?) Day(?) has arrived!

Outcome?

  • Guilty of Murder

    Votes: 75 7.6%
  • Not Guilty of Murder (2nd/3rd), Guilty of Manslaughter

    Votes: 397 40.0%
  • Full Acquittal

    Votes: 221 22.3%
  • Mistrial

    Votes: 299 30.1%

  • Total voters
    992
  • Poll closed .
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@AnOminous please lawsplain to us the Blakely waiver shit Chauvin just did
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the top result for this is currently fucking dying because everyone is searching it

tl;dr: Defense wants the Judge to have full control over sentencing instead of the Jury.
 
being lurking here alot was a good shit and schizo posting here fellows.
I know I don't know what the fuck is going on anymore from taking a shit to getting a can of coke first I know that the prosecution did their closing like hours ago and it's been all "OH SNAP FULL NELSON ON THE POTATONIGGERS TESTIMONY DEBUNKED!" then there's some shit about blue dots and not they're calling for a mistrial and appeal why I thought Nelson was a lock someone give my Alzheimer's having ass the cliffnotes.
 
If Chauvin is convicted, there will be a presentence investigation to help determine the length of his sentence. Lange described this as a "background check" to learn more about his character and habits.

"That would allow the whole of the defendant’s life to come into play, which will not happen during the trial," Lange said. "Everything he’s been up to could be opened to the public."

During this stage, the prosecution is expected to ask the judge for an upward departure in the sentence, and would have to state the grounds. The sentencing guidelines establish specific criteria for this. One such possible grounds for departure could be "crimes committed in front of children," since a 9-year-old bystander testified at trial.



"Once they do that then the judge is free to determine whether or not to accept the upward departure or sentence according to the guidelines," Lange said.

According to the Minnesota sentencing guidelines, the presumptive sentence for a person such as Chauvin with no criminal history is the same for murder in the third degree and unintentional murder in the second degree: 12 and a half years. The guidelines give the judge discretion to sentence anywhere from 10 years and eight months to 15 years.

But if the judge rules that aggravating factors are present and he departs from the guidelines, the maximum sentence would be 40 years for second-degree murder, 25 years for third-degree murder and 10 years for second-degree manslaughter.
 
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