Judge Lets Man Who Was With George Floyd on Day He Died Avoid Taking Stand
A Minnesota judge on Wednesday ruled that a man who was in George Floyd’s vehicle on the day Floyd died does not have to answer a single question during the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
Morries Hall has described himself as a “key witness” to the fateful events of May 25, 2020. Body camera footage from police officers showed him sitting in Floyd’s passenger seat. But even acknowledging that he was in Floyd’s car when officers approached it near Cup Foods could open Hall up to criminal charges, his public defender, Adrienne Cousins, argued.
Defense attorney Eric Nelson questioned several witnesses Tuesday, including use-of-force expert Barry Brodd and Minneapolis Park Police officer Peter Chang.
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The judge ruled Morries Hall does not have to testify, and defense attorney Eric Nelson called Dr. David Fowler to testify on George Floyd's cause of death.