What happened to him? : Derek Chauvin trial sees chaotic new bodycam footage of George Floyd s friends watching his fatal arrest as one tells the court she struggled to wake him up in his car outside Cup Foods moments before he was killed
The defense mounted its case for Derek Chauvin s acquittal on Tuesday morning in Minneapolis
The jury was shown new video recorded by the body-camera of Minneapolis Park Police Officer Peter Chang
Chang arrived on the scene after two officers had already confronted George Floyd outside Cup Foods
The video showed Floyd s friends Shawanda Hill and Morries Hall watching his arrest
The prosecution rested its case-in-chief on Tuesday morning after 11 days of testimony from 38 witnesses
All eyes are now on Derek Chauvin s defense attorney Eric Nelson
Nelson is expected to present a much more succinct case for his acquittal based on the assertion that Floyd s death was caused by his drug use and underlying health problems, not the police restraint
The defense opened on Tuesday with video from Floyd s arrest on May 6, 2019
Nelson sought to show that Floyd had a history of feigning medical distress and swallowing drugs when approached by police
On Monday Judge Peter Cahill told jurors to expect to hear closing statements at the start of next week
Barry Brodd, a former cop and use-of-force expert, testified for Derek Chauvin s defense on Tuesday
Brodd said in his view Chauvin did not use deadly force against George Floyd
He said Chauvin s holding Floyd on the pavement, face down, for nine minutes and 29 seconds was not a use of force but a control technique
It doesn t hurt, Brodd said of the restraint. It s safe for the officer, safe for the suspect
But on cross examination Brodd conceded that the restraint could in fact hurt and constitute use of force
However he argued that Floyd was clearly non-compliant because a compliant person would have both their hands in the small of their back and be resting comfortably
Use-of-force expert Seth Stoughton, a former cop turned law professor, took the stand on Monday afternoon as the state prepared to wrap up its case against Chauvin in Minneapolis.