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Prosecutors to seek stiff penalties for cops in Floyd death

| August 29, 2020 12:03 AM

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Prosecutors in the case against four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd intend to seek stiff sentences if the men are convicted, saying in court documents filed Friday that Floyd was vulnerable as he was handcuffed with his chest pressed against the ground and he was treated with particular cruelty.

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