A Minnesota judge on Wednesday ruled that a man who was in George Floyd’s vehicle on the day Floyd died does not have to answer a single question during the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Morries Hall has described himself as a “key witness” to the fateful events of May 25, 2020. Body camera footage from police officers showed him sitting in Floyd’s passenger seat. But even acknowledging that he was in Floyd’s car when officers approached it near Cup Foods could open Hall up to criminal charges, his public defender, Adrienne Cousins, argued. Chauvin’s lawyer, Eric Nelson, included in his proposed questions, “After conducting your business in Cup Foods, did you return to the vehicle with Mr. Floyd?” “Mr. Hall cannot answer that question. Mr. Hall cannot put himself in that car with Mr. Floyd. This was a car that was searched twice, and drugs were recovered …
Judge Lets Man Who Was With George Floyd on Day He Died Avoid Taking Stand
April 14, 2021
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