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Morries Hall: Friend in car with George Floyd will refuse to testify

He announced the decision in a filing last night

Josh Marcus
San Francisco
Thursday 01 April 2021 15:44 BST
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In this image from police body cam video, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin approaches George Floyd with his gun drawn
In this image from police body cam video, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin approaches George Floyd with his gun drawn (Pool Court TV)

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Morries Hall, a friend of George Floyd’s who was in the car with him at the moment of his arrest, told a Minneapolis court on Wednesday he will refuse to testify if he’s called to the witness stand in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin.

In a court filing on Wednesday night, Mr Hall announced his decision, citing the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

Drugs were found in the car in which police first encountered the men, after being called to investigate Mr Floyd’s use of a counterfeit $20

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