Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is scheduled to be sentenced June 16 after his conviction this week on costs together with second-degree unintentional homicide within the dying of George Floyd, a Minnesota court docket mentioned Friday.

Chauvin’s sentencing will happen at 1:30 p.m. CT, in keeping with the court docket schedule, NBC Information reported.

The calendar replace got here three days after a jury discovered Chauvin, 45, responsible on costs of second-degree homicide, third-degree homicide and second-degree manslaughter, all associated to Floyd’s dying.

Chauvin’s attorneys may have 60 days to enchantment the end result, NBC reported.

Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died after Chauvin kneeled on his neck for greater than 9 minutes. Video of the incident sparked a nationwide protest motion towards police brutality and systemic racism.

Probably the most severe cost towards Chauvin carries a most sentence of 40 years in jail, although sentencing tips typically name for a lot much less jail time than the utmost.

Chauvin’s sentencing date is scheduled to return greater than eight weeks after the nameless 12-member jury delivered its verdict, following about 10 hours of deliberation on the finish of the three-week trial in Minnesota.