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Today is a crucial day in the Derek Chauvin Trial
Prosecutors just called their first medical expert witness: Martin Tobin, a pulmonologist working at Loyola University Medical Center
Expect him to testify that George Floyd did not die of an overdose
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Prosecutors just called their first medical expert witness: Martin Tobin, a pulmonologist working at Loyola University Medical Center
Expect him to testify that George Floyd did not die of an overdose
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Tobin testifies that the combination of one of the officers pushing Floyd's handcuffs into his back, combined with Chauvin's knee on Floyd's *back*, made it so Floyd couldn't breathe out of his left lung
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I don't necessarily think this is great testimony for the prosecution: they've spent almost the entire time saying that it was Chauvin's knee on Floyd's *neck* that was excessive force
This is fascinating testimony
Tobin is a very persuasive expert - he makes a lot of sense, is understandable
This will be a very, very difficult cross-examination
Tobin is a very persuasive expert - he makes a lot of sense, is understandable
This will be a very, very difficult cross-examination
Whoa now it looks like the expert is getting out in front of his skis
He's saying from a picture that 86 pounds of weight is on Floyd's neck
That's not obvious at all, and it's not obvious that Tobin is speaking from expertise here
He's saying from a picture that 86 pounds of weight is on Floyd's neck
That's not obvious at all, and it's not obvious that Tobin is speaking from expertise here
I agree - on the whole he's been one of the prosecution's best witnesses
That said there is still a mismatch between what the prosecutors have established was "excessive force" and cause of death https://twitter.com/RyanPrestage/status/1380183051171414019?s=20
That said there is still a mismatch between what the prosecutors have established was "excessive force" and cause of death https://twitter.com/RyanPrestage/status/1380183051171414019?s=20
Big thing I'm wondering is why the prosecution couldn't find a use of force expert with the experience level of this medical expert
Maybe all the experienced use-of-force experts thought the use-of-force was clearly justified?
Maybe all the experienced use-of-force experts thought the use-of-force was clearly justified?
