The testimony contradicts prosecution experts who said the Black man succumbed to a lack of oxygen from the way he was pinned down by then-police Officer Derek Chauvin.
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Defense expert says Minneapolis officer was justified in pinning down George Floyd
A former Santa Rosa, California, police officer also appeared to endorse what prosecution witnesses have said is a common misconception: that if someone can talk, he or she can breathe.
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Defense set to take its turn in ex-officer’s trial in Floyd death
Derek Chauvin’s attorney is expected to have experts testify that it was George Floyd’s drug use and bad heart, not Chauvin’s actions, that killed him.
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For Black journalists, working Chauvin trial drains emotions
Reporters covering the trial may be susceptible to trauma tied to their own experiences or previous stories about encounters between police and Black people.
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Ex-officer’s trial in George Floyd’s death shows courtroom tactics
Some strategies and terms that have become part of Derek Chauvin’s trial are rare outside criminal courtrooms.
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Medical examiner blames police pressure on George Floyd’s neck for his death
Dr. Andrew Baker, who ruled the Black man’s death a homicide, took the stand at former Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial.
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Expert says George Floyd died from lack of oxygen, not drugs
Floyd’s breathing while he was being held down by Derek Chauvin and other officers was too shallow to take in enough oxygen, a medical expert testified.
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Derek Chauvin never took knee off George Floyd’s neck, expert testifies
A use-of-force expert says Derek Chauvin’s weight was bearing down from his knee and pushing into George Floyd’s neck the entire time that he was handcuffed behind his back and lying facedown.
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Chauvin was trained to avoid neck pressure, police instructor testifies
Several experienced officers, including the Minneapolis police chief himself, have testified that George Floyd should not have been kept pinned to the pavement by his neck for close to 9½ minutes as he lay face-down.
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Kneeling on George Floyd’s neck violated policy, police chief testifies
The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd is in its second week.