Morries Hall, the man identified as George Floyd’s drug dealer by Floyd’s girlfriend Courtney Ross, refused to testify on Tuesday because his lawyer feared he could be charged with third-degree murder for drug delivery resulting in death.

Julie Grant @JulieCourtTV

BIG TWIST: Moories Hall’s attorney says his testimony could expose him to a 3rd degree murder charge (drug delivery resulting in death).

If the State’s legal theory is positional asphyxiation, why object to the defense calling Hall as a witness?

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Ann Coulter @AnnCoulter

George Floyd's alleged drug dealer invoking the fifth in anticipation of possible murder prosecution for giving him the drugs that killed him.

“Your honor, I cannot envision any topic that Mr. Hall would be called to testify on that would be both relevant to the case that would not incriminate him,” Cousins told Judge Peter Cahill during Tuesday’s hearing, with the jury absent from the courtroom. “Mr. Hall’s testimony in these matters would specifically put him in the position of being in very close proximity to Mr. Floyd, in a vehicle where drugs were found during a search by police following Floyd’s death.