The former Minneapolis officer is citing a doctor’s opinion that a heart condition, not Chauvin’s knee on Floyd’s neck, is responsible for Floyd’s 2020 death.

Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd hopes a motion granted by a judge on Monday will prove a heart condition actually killed him.

The court granted these requests, writing that Chauvin could examine Floyd's heart tissue and that the defense could inspect, examine, and make copies of any photographs taken of Mr. Floyd’s heart. The defense will also be allowed to take quantities of certain fluids.

Derek Chauvin's defense will be allowed to examine George Floyd's heart tissue and bodily fluids for potential evidence as the former Minneapolis police officer appeals his conviction in federal court.

In a shocking turn of events, a judge has approved former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin and his legal team to examine the heart tissue and bodily fluids of George Floyd in an attempt to appeal and overturn Chauvin’s federal conviction in Floyd’s 2020 murder.

A federal judge on Monday allowed defense attorneys for Derek Chauvin to examine George Floyd’s heart tissue and bodily fluids as part of the former Minneapolis police officer’s challenge to his federal civil rights conviction.