We are back on the record. Parties are present. No mr. Isaacson and his cousins and mr. Hall are present to determine if mr. Hall will testify. Does either counsel wish to be heard. Come up to the podium. Good morning your honor. Appearing on behalf of mr. Hall was present in the courtroom. Your honor, where we last left off at the last hearing you had instructed defense counsel to submit ace list of questions on a very narrow topic to see whether or not mr. Hall can answer a very narrow set of questions and if his privilege would be implicated in a questions. I had a chance to review those questions and with mr. Hall. To summarize he cannot answer any of thees questions that defense put forward. Im happy to expand on the reasons why he cannot answer any of those questions. Lets just focus on how mr. Floyd looked in the suv. That was a very limited group of questions that i thought might not incriminate him. Absolutely. Look at the list that defense proposed. That starts to get into the topic at question number seven. After conducting your business and cup foods did you return to the vehicle with mr. Floyd. He cannot answer that question. He cannot put himself in that car with mr. Floyd. This was the b car that was searched twice and drugs were recovered twice. He puts himself in that car he exposes himself to possession charges to the drugs found in the car. And he exposes himself to that charge whether or not mr. Chauvin is convicted or acquitted. Whatever happens with this case, the state can still come back to chargee mr. Hall with possession of drugs and that car. He cannot put himself in that car. Second, questions after that, did you know a change in the behavior sitting in the car. How would you describe his behavior. Did you tell dea agency was drowsy or asleep. He cannot answer any of those questions without potentially incriminating himself. We discussed this at the last hearing. There is potential thirddegree liability. If he puts himself in the car he establishes a timeline of events. Mr. Hall takes the stand he very limited the testifies this is what mr. Floyd was doing. This is how he looked. His behaviors. The change in his behaviors. If mr. Chauvin is acquitted he gave the state silver one on a silver platter to use against him of firstdegree murder charge if they choose to use it. Thank i you. Mr. Hall going to ask you questions you will invoke your fifth amendment privilege. Good morning. You do have a fifth amendment right not to be compelled to incriminate yourself. Do understand that. Yes. You understand that applies even if you are not a party in the case but a witness in the trial. Yes. Do you understand your attorney has given you y advice about whether to invoke your fifth amendment right that is called selfincrimination. But ultimately it is your choice. T yes sir. Speak upnt just a little bit. You can disregard the advice of your attorneys if you wanted to. Yes, sir. Knowing all that you had a chance to look at the questions proposed by both sides. I have. Would you be willing to answer those if i put you on the standards for you and as a witness. No i would not. Why would you not answer those. I have open charges that settled yet inn personal stuff. You are invoking your fifth amendment right. T yes sir. Anything else. I will advise a both sides to file your questions as proof of what you would have asked mr. Hall. I am finding he has a complete fifth amendment privilege. Earlier said possibly he could talk about how mr. Floyd looked in the car but counsels argument is persuasive it could provide a link. Not just evidence toic incriminate a but accordingly i will squash the witness. Thank you. If the jury is hereby 9 15 a. M. We will start by then. I will check to see if my witnesses have arrived. Good morning everyone. We will proceed with the defense case. Thank you your honor we call doctor david fowler

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