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Day 13 #DerekChauvinTrial thread.
Jury not in room. Morries Hall makes an appearance before the judge to say he will not answer any questions if called to the stand, pleading the 5th.

Hall's public defender argued that it could incriminate him in a 3rd degree murder charge.

ICYMI: Last week, Morries Hall's public defender Adrienne Cousins laid out the reasons why Hall plans to plead the 5th. His testimony could open him to a 3rd degree murder charge related to an OD death, as well charges for drug dealing, drug use.

Defense calls as expert testifier Dr. David Fowler, retired forensic pathologist.

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Morries Hall's appearance this morning.

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Dr. Fowler is testifying, based on his analysis of the case information, that #GeorgeFloyd died of heart disease with contributing factors of fentanyl, meth and exposure to vehicle exhaust.

Court on break, his testimony will continue.

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Dr. Fowler is now testifying about the carbon monoxide factor he believes contributed to #GeorgeFloyd's death (from the running squad car. GF was at the back of the car). He says CO attaches to red blood cells more tightly than oxygen & oxygen can't displace it.
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Info slides being shown to jury re CO poisoning.
Dr. Fowler suggests #GeorgeFloyd's blood should have been tested for signs of CO poisoning, but he could find no reference that it was tested in the autopsy report.

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Dr. Fowler is claiming that #GeorgeFloyd may have had drugs in his mouth at the point police approached (white spot in back of mouth).

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Prosecution now questioning Dr. Fowler. They're showing video and stills in which they claim #GeorgeFloyd was chewing gum, refuting Dr. Fowler's implication that GF had a pill in his mouth.

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