The prosecutors closing argument is having Dr. Tobin declare Floyd's O2 level was 98% when taken at the hospital... to discredit the carbon monoxide theory.
Is that normal for an asphyxiation victim? To my laymind, that would imply the lungs were working until the point the heart wasn't.
Tobin mentioned it was an arterial blood gas test taken
postmortemin the ER, which are generally done from the arm. And yes, not choked out. Positional asphyxia was the defenses entire case, which was a constriction of his lungs that prevented proper oxygenation.Hope they don't let this slip by. The defense has been pretty atrocious.
Edit: Not postmortem
Well, the media has certainly sold this as a nearly slam dunk win for the prosecution. It's gonna be epic if Chauvin gets off. Which he should. There was good cause for reasonable doubt before this, despite the defenses ineptitude.