A Minnesota judge ruled that there were aggravating factors involved in the death of George Floyd.
The ruling allows for a harsher sentence for former Minneapolis police office Derek Chauvin, who was found guilty of murdering Mr Floyd.
Chauvin is scheduled to be sentence on 25 June. He has waived his right to have a jury determine his sentence, which means Judge Peter Cahill - who presided over the trial - will set the punishment.
