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  The last state witness of the day, and amongst the two most annoying of the trial, was Professor Seth Stoughton. He’s a law professor who had briefly ( 5 years) served as a police officer in Florida, and is now into the use-of-force expert witness game. And, at least in this case, the game pays well—he testified that he’s been paid about $25,000 for his expertise by state prosecutors, for just over 100-hours worth of work on this case.  (In my professional opinion, that beats doing the work for free, as some other state witnesses have done.)   I’m told by others who have looked ...

Former medical examiner says George Floyd died due to his heart disease — not Derek Chauvin Maryland’s former chief medical examiner testified for Derek Chauvin’s defense on Wednesday that George Floyd died due to his underlying heart disease — not the police restraint. “In my opinion, Mr. Floyd had a sudden cardiac arrhythmia, or cardiac arrhythmia, due to his atherosclerosis and hypertensive heart disease … during his restraint and subdual by the police,” said Dr. David Fowler, a forensic pathologist. Floyd had narrowed coronary arteries, known as atherosclerosis, and an enlar...

Updated April 14, 2021 at 4:01 PM ET Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's attorney continued to present the defense's case on Wednesday, including calling a medical witness who disputed the conclusions of many experts who testified for the prosecution. Chauvin is charged with murder and manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd, who died after Chauvin held his knee on Floyd's neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds on Memorial Day last year. Dr. David Fowler, a retired forensic pathologist who was chief medical examiner for the state of Maryland, testified that in his opinion, the...

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...

George Floyd: Former medical examiner Dr. David Fowler says Floyd died due to his heart disease -- not Derek Chauvin CNN 2 days ago By Eric Levenson and Aaron Cooper, CNN © Pool Dr. David Fowler testified during the trial of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin on April 14. Maryland's former chief medical examiner testified for Derek Chauvin's defense on Wednesday that George Floyd died due to his underlying heart disease -- not the police restraint. "In my opinion, Mr. Floyd had a sudden cardiac arrhythmia, or cardiac arrhythmia, due to his atherosclerosis and...