Anyone watching this George Floyd trial?

[Robbie Barrett]

expert witnesses are all prescreened. the prosecutors are only going bring out someone that says what they want. if that guy didnt claim it was murder they would just find another one to say it is. The states own autopsy did not say it was murder. So what the state asked around until they found a doctor to call it murder.

That's a world renowned medical professional, do you think he'd be up there risking his reputation if he wasn't 100% sure, for free.

[Shadoww702]

That's a world renowned medical professional, do you think he'd be up there risking his reputation if he wasn't 100% sure, for free.

Free?? LMFAO!!! Damn u dumb!!

And yes I'm sure he'll even write a book about this...

[Shadoww702]

The average hourly fee for in court testimony for all medical experts is $555. Medical expert witnesses on average earn more than double (124% more) what non-medical expert witnesses earn.

The party who requests the deposition is responsible for paying the expert's fees.

[Shadoww702]

expert witnesses are all prescreened. the prosecutors are only going bring out someone that says what they want. if that guy didnt claim it was murder they would just find another one to say it is. The states own autopsy did not say it was murder. So what the state asked around until they found a doctor to call it murder.

Great point! It's also his "opinion". When was the last time an expert witness flipped on the defense or prosecutor???

[TonyGe]

expert witnesses are all prescreened. the prosecutors are only going bring out someone that says what they want. if that guy didnt claim it was murder they would just find another one to say it is. The states own autopsy did not say it was murder. So what the state asked around until they found a doctor to call it murder.

The state said it was homicide in their autopsy report.

[Robbie Barrett]

Free?? LMFAO!!! Damn u dumb!!

And yes I'm sure he'll even write a book about this...

Yes free. He was asked.

He's written many books used in the medical world. I guarantee the defence has nobody close to this guy.

[2shameless]

The state said it was homicide in their autopsy report.

Not all homicide is murder.

[Robbie Barrett]

The state said it was homicide in their autopsy report.

He thinks that coroners decide if someone's guilty of murder.


The state autopsy actual had "cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint, and neck compression." that looks to me that he's saying the cops caused it.

[Robbie Barrett]

The average hourly fee for in court testimony for all medical experts is $555. Medical expert witnesses on average earn more than double (124% more) what non-medical expert witnesses earn.

The party who requests the deposition is responsible for paying the expert's fees.

You think they only get paid in court?

According to SEAK’s 2017 National Guide to Expert Witness Fees and Billing Procedures:

1. 74% of expert witnesses require an up-front retainer. The median initial retainer fee for an expert witness is $2000.
2. The median hourly fee for file review/preparation for all non-medical expert witnesses is $245.
3. The median hourly fee for file review/preparation for all medical expert witnesses is $350 (43% higher than for non-medical experts).
4. The median testimony hourly fee for medical expert witnesses is $500/hour.
5. The median testimony hourly fee for non-medical expert witnesses is $275/hour.
6. On average, expert witnesses who testify mostly for defendants command higher fees than expert witnesses who testify mostly for plaintiffs.
7. Expert witnesses who testify mostly for plaintiffs are significantly more likely to require an up-front retainer from retaining counsel.
8. Almost half (47%) of expert witnesses require a signed retention agreement prior to initiating work on a case.
9. 53% of all expert witnesses have a cancellation policy whereby they retain all or a portion of a deposition or trial appearance fee for cancellations made within a certain specified time prior to the scheduled date.
10. 33% of all expert witnesses charge a minimum number of hours for deposition testimony.
11. 31% of all experts charge a minimum number of hours for trial testimony.

[TonyGe]

Not all homicide is murder.

Yeah but all homicides are not death from a self administered overdose which is what the defense is claiming happened. However all murders are homicides. A homicide is the killing of one person by another person. That is what the two autopsies one private autopsy and an autopsy conducted by state concluded as the cause of death.
Murder is whether or not the homicide is legal or not. For example legal homicide can be for self defense or by combatants during a war. Chauvin clearly was the cause of Floyd's death as discovered in the autopsies. This was corroborated by an expert as Robbie pointed out was unpaid. What the jury has to determine was the homicide committed against Floyd legal. There is no way in hell that's going to happen. He's going to be found guilty of one of the three charges. The most appropriate one would be second degree homicide considering how long he held his knee on Floyd's neck.