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His heart conditions and drugs in his system were more reasons why the police should have offered medical assistance. ............ Paramedic Derek Smith answers questions from Derek Chauvin's attorney: "Any lay person can do chest compressions ... There is no reason Minneapolis couldn’t have started chest compressions." ............ David Pleoger, a retired Minneapolis police sergeant, testified later Thursday that department policy requires officers to “render medical aid consistent with training” and request emergency medical services “as soon as reasonably practical” if a person is injured by an officer’s use of force. Chauvin has been charged with second- and third-degree murder as well as second-degree manslaughter. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Smith took the stand on the fourth day of witness testimony in the high-profile trial. On Tuesday, Genevieve Hansen, an off-duty firefighter who witnessed Floyd’s arrest, testified that she had asked Chauvin and the other officers to allow her to check Floyd’s pulse after he stopped breathing during his arrest. Hansen said she was blocked from checking Floyd’s pulse or providing any medical assistance to him. Bystander video of Floyd’s arrest shows Chauvin and the other officers pinning Floyd to the ground facedown for several minutes, even after one of the officers said he couldn’t find a pulse on Floyd. At no point can the officers be seen initiating chest compressions or providing any other type of medical assistance. ..... huffpost.com ------------------------------------------------ ........ Here are definitions of those charges: Second-degree murder: According to the Minnesota statute, whoever causes the death of a human being, without intent to effect the death of any person, while committing or attempting to commit a felony offense other than criminal sexual conduct in the first or second degree with force or violence or a drive-by shooting” is guilty of murder in the second degree. Someone found guilty faces a prison sentence of no more than 40 years. Third-degree murder: According to the Minnesota statute, whoever causes the death of a person “by perpetrating an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind, without regard for human life, is guilty of murder in the third degree.” Someone found guilty faces a prison sentence of no more than 25 years or a fine of no more than $40,000, or both. Second-degree manslaughter: According to the Minnesota statute, when someone “creates an unreasonable risk, and consciously takes chances of causing death or great bodily harm to another” is guilty of manslaughter in the second degree. Someone found guilty may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 10 years or required to pay a fine of not more than $20,000, or both. Also on Wednesday, Ellison charged the other three officers at the scene of Floyd’s death with aiding and abetting second-degree murder while committing a felony, and with aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter with culpable negligence. Both charges are categorized as “unintentional” felonies. ..... voanews.com