“What we’re really doing is we’re trying to isolate and create some form of a comparison of Mr. Floyd’s fentanyl levels and his norfentayl levels and some sample of population,” said the defense lawyer, Nelson. Did they die from fentanyl overdose or did they die from some other reason? ”It was more similar to the DUI population," Isenschmid said. Floyd’s blood sample showed that “some of the fentanyl was metabolized,” he said. “Well, sure, if you suddenly had a pill that was 10 times the amount of fentanyl than another one,” Isenschmid said.

Source: Washington Post April 08, 2021 13:00 UTC