The week concluded with potentially devastating testimony from the police department's most senior officer, who called Chauvin's actions on the day of Floyd's death "totally unnecessary." "It's heartbreaking to know the torture lasted even longer," Chris Stewart, an attorney for Floyd's family, told CNN. The time difference, which has little impact on the case, was an early highlight of the closely watched criminal trial. "I was just going to call and have you come out to our scene here," Chauvin told Sgt. Coates said Zimmerman provided the "most compelling law enforcement testimony" in the trial so far.

Source: CNN April 03, 2021 08:03 UTC