Ex-Cops’ Attorneys Attribute Floyd’s Death to Drugs, Foreshadowing Central Theme at Trial
St. Paul attorney Paul Applebaum, who is following the case but isn’t directly involved, doesn’t think Lane’s motion to dismiss charges has much chance to succeed. But that the motion did advance alternative narratives about what happened to Floyd.
“For months now, for these officers, it’s just been an avalanche of bad publicity,” Applebaum said....