What happens now to Derek Chauvin after being convicted?

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Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of the murder of George Floyd on Tuesday, in a verdict that sparked waves of celebration across the United States after years of protests against police brutality.

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This is how they celebrated in Minneapolis, at the intersection of 38th Avenue and Chicago Avenue, the site of George Floyd's death in May 2020. (Credit: Brandon Bell / Getty Images)

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People react outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis after the news (Credit: CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP via Getty Images)

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Adi Armor cries at the verdict in Milwaukee.

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People celebrate as the verdict in Derek Chauvin's trial is announced outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis.

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People take to the streets in Minneapolis after reading the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial.

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This is how they reacted outside the Hennepin County Government Center after the jury's decision in the case against Derek Chauvin was known.

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A group of people embrace as the verdict is announced in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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A person celebrates the verdict of the Derek Chauvin trial at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House on April 20, 2021 in Washington.

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Representatives Cori Bush and Ayanna Pressley embrace as members of the Congressional Black Caucus address a press conference following the verdict in the George Floyd death trial.

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A man celebrates as the verdict is announced outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis.

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The hugs multiplied outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis.

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In Houston, Texas, neighbors also reacted to the verdict.

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In Brooklyn, New York, the reading of the jury's verdict was also followed closely.

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A young woman reacts to the verdict in Minneapolis.

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People celebrate in Minneapolis at the place where George Floyd was killed.

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People also celebrated the verdict in Minneapolis' George Floyd Plaza.

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So what will happen to Chauvin now?

The sentence will be issued within 8 weeks

Judge Peter Cahill said Tuesday that it will be another eight weeks before Derek Chauvin is sentenced.

And although the ex-police officer had bail since October, Cahill reversed it after the verdict, so he will now await the sentence in jail.

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The maximum sentence for unintentional homicide in the commission of a felony is up to 40 years in prison.

The maximum sentence for unintentional manslaughter with disregard for life is up to 25 years in prison, and the maximum sentence for accidental manslaughter is up to 10 years or $ 20,000.

The judge will consider these factors

Cahill will consider factors such as Floyd's murder in front of a minor, and the power dynamics between police officers and civilians, to determine Chauvin's sentence.

• This is what happened to George Floyd from all perspectives and angles

What will happen to the other accused policemen?

The other three officers facing charges in Floyd's death are expected to be tried together in August.

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• What we know about the four former cops charged in George Floyd's death

Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng are facing charges of instigation and complicity in unintentional manslaughter in the commission of a felony and instigation and complicity in accidental manslaughter.

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