Guilty On All Three Counts: The Chauvin Verdict, Explained

We break down Tuesday’s verdict. Plus, what could sentencing look like for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin?

By Meha Ahmad, Daniel Tucker
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In this image from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, center, is taken into custody as his attorney, Eric Nelson, left, looks on, after the verdicts were read at Chauvin’s trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Court TV via AP, Pool
Derek Chavin
In this image from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, center, is taken into custody as his attorney, Eric Nelson, left, looks on, after the verdicts were read at Chauvin’s trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Court TV via AP, Pool

Guilty On All Three Counts: The Chauvin Verdict, Explained

We break down Tuesday’s verdict. Plus, what could sentencing look like for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin?

By Meha Ahmad, Daniel Tucker
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Reset breaks down the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, and digs into the significance of a guilty verdict for a police officer. We also take a look at what sentencing could look like.

GUESTS: Cheryl Corley, NPR national correspondent based in Chicago

Andrea Lyon, criminal defense lawyer and former public defender