It's day five in the murder and manslaughter trial of Derek Chauvin with testimony expected by Minneapolis police chief Madaria Arradondo.
The proceedings have been moving along quick at the Hennepin County Government Center, and Judge Peter Cahill said they will break for the weekend around mid-day.
On Thursday, supervising police sergeant David Plooger testified along with two paramedics, along with Floyd's girlfriend Courtney Ross.
Ross talked about how they met and how they both struggled with opioid use.
Chauvin's use of force and Floyd's medical condition have been major points of emphasis during the first week of the trial.
Mitchell Hamline school of law professor Rick Petry says George Floyd's medical condition may not matter when it comes to the manner of his death.
Petry says whether Floyd was an opiod addict or high on drugs during the confrontation, the law states that those circumstances eventually fall away when force is not necessary.
"In this particular case, there is no more force, there's nothing else," Petry told Adam Carter and Sloane Martin on the daily trial wrap-up on WCCO's Radio Facebook page.
"Once we get to that point, you're no longer authorized, under the law, to use any kind of force," he said. "And, in fact, It shifts then; now you've got a duty to provide some sort of care for this person."
Petry says in this case, no one provided medical care for Floyd.