We are about to begin Week 3 in the Derek Chauvin trial. The prosecution could wrap as early as today.
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/george-floyd/what-to-expect-during-week-three-of-the-derek-chauvin-trial/89-1b448a57-280a-4d2f-ba81-9e614ddc063b

Judge Cahill is holding a motions hearing first. Here is the Youtube link.

Nelson made a motion to exclude testimony from the state's second national use-of-force expert, Seth Stoughton.

Nelson says it is cumulative and repetitive from prior witnesses and that the state is planning on going through the body camera video piece by piece.

Nelson says Stoughton would be the sixth opinion on use-of-force allowed in this trial if he testifies.

Prosecutor Steve Schleicher: Stoughton would testify that after evaluating threat or lack thereof that Floyd posed -- and based on nationally recognized best practices -- the use of force here was objectively unreasonable.

Schleicher says Stoughton would use only small portions of the videos -- not replay the entire thing.

5 or 8 second clips.

Judge Cahill is ruling "the state made it's own bed here" by asking use of force opinion from all the MPD officers who testified. Says it's gotten repetitive.

Not going to allow them to ask about crowd effects.

Also, Judge Cahill will not allow Stoughton to talk about that audio clip where the sides dispute what George Floyd said -- "I ate too many drugs" or "I aint' do any drugs"

Judge Cahill says they will bring Morries Hall to the witness stand outside of jury tomorrow to figure out what he can or cannot testify about.