There was a moment early on in the George Floyd trial where the entire thing should have been over. The judge should have dismissed the case with prejudice, admonished the prosecutors, and apologized profusely to Derek Chauvin, on behalf of the state of Minnesota, for this coordinated effort to destroy his life.
I’m talking about testimony from the chief medical examiner in Minneapolis, a man named Andrew Baker. A little over a week into the trial, he was called by the state to make the claim that Derek Chauvin had committed a homicide by placing his knee on Floyd’s neck for several minutes. And that’s exactly what Andrew Baker did, on direct examination. Then, when Derek Chauvin’s defense lawyer cross-examined Andrew Baker, it all fell apart.
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