Derek Chauvin trial: testimony resumes after police expert says use of force ‘not reasonable’ – live

<ul><li>Murder trial enters ninth day of testimony in Minneapolis</li><li>Chauvin used excessive ‘pain compliance’ technique, court hears</li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/08/derek-chauvin-trial-minneapolis-george-floyd-protesters">The protesters who gather every day to demand justice</a></li></ul><p class="block-time published-time"> <time datetime="2021-04-08T13:49:44.316Z">2.49pm <span class="timezone">BST</span></time> </p><p>The Star Tribune has some <a href="https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-criminal-defense-attorneys-offer-legal-takes-healing-spaces-during-chauvin-trial/600043179/">analysis</a> this morning from local defense attorneys who are observing Chauvin’s trial.</p><p>Andrew Gordon, a deputy director for The Legal Rights Center, a non-profit defense firm in Minneapolis, discussed Nelson’s repeated emphasize on the crowd surrounding Floyd’s arrest.</p><p class="block-time published-time"> <time datetime="2021-04-08T13:23:50.403Z">2.23pm <span class="timezone">BST</span></time> </p><p><strong>Good morning, readers, and welcome to our ongoing live coverage of the Derek Chauvin trial</strong>. Proceedings against Chauvin continue this morning at 9am CT in Minneapolis, with the trial entering its ninth day of testimony.</p><p>Chauvin, a former police officer with the Minneapolis police department, faces <a href="https://www.kark.com/news/national-news/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-trial-of-derek-chauvin-officer-charged-in-death-of-george-floyd/#:~:text=What%20are%20the%20charges%20against,to%2040%20years%20in%20prison.">charges</a> of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, in th