Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Thursday invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, choosing not to testify in his murder trial centered on the May 2020 death of George Floyd .

Chauvins attorney, Eric Nelson, announced the defense was resting its case at the start of Thursdays proceedings and asked his client whether he had decided to testify.

I will invoke my Fifth Amendment privilege today, Chauvin told the court. He confirmed to Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill, who is presiding over the high-profile trial, that he made the decision alone.

Chauvin has been charged with second- and third-degree murder as well as second-degree manslaughter in Floyds death.

Thursday marked the 14th day of testimony in the trial. The prosecution, the state of Minnesota, called nearly 40 witnesses, including eyewitnesses and medical experts, over 12 days of testimony. The defense took just Tuesday and Wednesday to call all six of its witnesses.

On Wednesday, Dr. David Fowler, the former chief medical examiner for the state of Maryland and an expert witness retained by the defense, testified that he believed Floyds cause of death was sudden cardiac arrhythmia caused by underlying heart disease during his restraint by police.

Fowlers assessment conflicted with the Hennepin County Medical Examiner Offices autopsy, which determined Floyd died due to cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint and neck compression.