Defense expert: Cardiac arrest and drugs caused Floyd s death startribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from startribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The State rested its case on day 12 attempting to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. The defense will only take three days and will attempt to convince the jury there is reasonable doubt.
Dr. Jonathan Rich, a Chicago-based cardiologist, testified on Monday that George Floyd’s heart was deprived of oxygen because of how he was restrained by Derek Chauvin.
CHAUVIN WAS JUSTIFIED, EXPERT SAYS
A national use-of-force expert testified on Monday. He said Chauvin “was justified” in the actions he took with Mr. Floyd.
The expert, Barry Brodd testified that Derek Chauvin did not use deadly force on George Floyd. He also testified officers are trained that when they get resistance from a suspect, it’s safer for the officer and the suspect to put them in a prone position facedown due to reduced mobility to harm officers or self.
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By ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: April 10, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS The murder trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd s death has introduced viewers from around the world to a vast array of defense and prosecution tactics aimed at swaying the jury. Some strategies and terms that have become part of Derek Chauvin s trial are rare outside criminal courtrooms. The Associated Press has taken closer looks into them to better explain what viewers are seeing and hearing.
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS Video shows Chauvin pressing his knee on Floyd s neck for 9 minutes, 29 seconds last May 25. But defense attorneys are tasked with casting doubt on whether the former officer was directly responsible for the Black man s death. They ve sought to argue that other factors, such as drug use, may have killed him.
Trial of Derek Chauvin shows defense s courtroom tactics latimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from latimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.