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Attorney Eric Nelson has gone hard and consistently at his chief message: that Floyd’s consumption of illegal drugs is to blame for his death, rather than

MINNEAPOLIS — Derek Chauvin’s defense attorney was questioning George Floyd’s girlfriend about the couple buying drugs when he abruptly shifted gears for

“Many times as an attorney, you’ve got some facts that are just … bad for you. But you either want to downplay them or create another narrative,” said one trial observer.

For Chauvins trial attorney, its all about raising doubt AMY FORLITI and DOUG GLASS, Associated Press April 11, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6In this image from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson questions Dr. Andrew Baker, Hennepin County Chief Medical Examiner, as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides Friday, April 9, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Chauvin is charged in the Ma...

Spark of life: jury to hear from George Floyds brother in quirk of Minnesota law Reuters 3 hrs ago © Reuters/NICHOLAS PFOSI FILE PHOTO: The trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin By Jonathan Allen and Joseph Ax MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Before resting their case in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, prosecutors are planning to show the jury photographs of George Floyd as a younger man and question one of Floyds brothers, who is expected to recall Flo...

By Jonathan Allen and Joseph Ax MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Before resting their case in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, prosecutors are planning to show the jury photographs of George Floyd as a younger man and question one of Floyds brothers, who is expected to recall Floyds close relationship with his mother. The pictures and reminiscences are not intended to shed any light on the central question before the jury: whether Chauvin, who is white, committed ...

By Syndicated Content By Jonathan Allen and Joseph Ax MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Before resting their case in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, prosecutors are planning to show the jury photographs of George Floyd as a younger man and question one of Floyds brothers, who is expected to recall Floyds close relationship with his mother. The pictures and reminiscences are not intended to shed any light on the central question before the jury: whether Cha...

LIVE: Derek Chauvin Trial Continues On George Floyds Death - Day 9 | NBC News MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) — A critical care doctor called as a prosecution witness in Derek Chauvins murder trial testified on Thursday that George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen caused by being handcuffed face down in the street with the former Minneapolis police officers knee on his neck. "Mr. Floyd died from a low level of oxygen," Dr. Martin Tobin, who treats patients in a Chicago hospitals intensive care unit, to...

MINNEAPOLIS - Prosecutors trying a white former Minneapolis police officer in George Floyd’s death put Floyd's girlfriend on the witness stand Thursday in an effort to humanize him for the jury, but her testimony also gave the defence an opportunity to delve into Floyd's drug use.

EXPLAINER: How Floyds spark of life played out at trial STEPHEN GROVES, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5In this image from video, witness Courteney Ross answers questions as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides Thursday, April 1, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. (Court TV via AP, Pool)APShow MoreShow Less 2of5...