Prosecutors had asked for a 30-year prison sentence, double the upper limit indicated in sentencing guidelines for a first-time offender

Video of Chauvin kneeling on the neck of Floyd for more than nine minutes caused outrage around the world

A Minnesota judge sentenced former police officer Derek Chauvin to 22-1/2 years in prison on Friday for the murder of George Floyd during an arrest in May 2020 on a Minneapolis pavement, video of which sparked global protests.