Ross Harris trial: Oct. 12

BRUNSWICK, Ga. - After a long weekend off because of Hurricane Matthew, the prosecution resumed its case Wednesday in Ross Harris trial. Harris, 35, is a Cobb County man charged with murder in the June 2014 death of his 22-month-old son, Cooper, who was found dead in the back seat of Harris's hot SUV. Prosecutors believe he intentionally left his son to die at a time when Harris was unhappy in his marriage and looking for relationships with other women. Defense attorneys said the death was a tragic accident. In April, the trial was moved from Cobb County to Glynn County.

Here are some of the highlights of the day in court:

5:10 p.m. - Court is dismissed till the morning.

4:47 p.m. - Defense argues that the measurements were changed and the detectives failed to use them correctly when the car seat was re-studied in July.

4:38 p.m. - Detectives had used a doll in Coopers car seat for photographs to illustrate how far away he was from the front seat.

4:30 p.m. - Grimstead says he placed the child safety seat back in the car exactly how it was found at the crime scene based on his notes and report from the original scene for the jury to see.

4:18 p.m. - Grimstead describes the Farrow machine used to scan the Vining’s Chick-fil-A location and create a 3D image of the location.

4:16 p.m. - Grimstead did not write his report till a year after he investigated the scene.

4:11 p.m. - "Once you've smelled it... you know what it is."

4:08 p.m. - "I notice it on the death scenes I go to. Especially on closed death scenes." - Grimstead on the smell in the car.

3:47 p.m. - Coopers car seat is brought out and measurements are discussed.

3:37 p.m. - Defense begins cross examination of Detective Grimstead.

3:10 p.m. - Grimstead describes 3D scan of Chick-fil-A parking lot.

2:27 p.m. - Grimstead goes into detail about what he found in the car at the scene. Among the items: a computer bag, Home Depot bag, phone cable, and music amplifier.

2:12 p.m. - "There was a heavy odor of urine and sweat in the vehicle... it’s an odor I normally describe with death."

1:57 p.m. - Court resumes after lunch break. Detective Carey Grimstead with the Cobb County Police Department takes the stand. At the time of Cooper's death Grimstead was a crime scene investigator.

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12:18 p.m. - "I could smell the diaper very strong."

12:13 p.m. - Ferrel says from the beginning he knew this was a criminal case. "Anytime you forget your child in the car and that child dies it is a criminal case."

12:03 p.m. - Cross examining begins.

12:01 p.m. - Ferrel says that Cooper's hair was sweaty; he had a small scratch on his face, and smelled like a dead body.

11:56 a.m. - Ferrel says that there was an odor in the car. He describes it smelling like a child's diaper, and the distinct smell of death, inside the car.

11:44 a.m. - State calls James Ferrel, Captain with the Cobb County Police Department,  to the stand.

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11:38 a.m. - Harris had asked Barwisk if Cooper had died.

11:28 a.m. - Defense begins their questioning of Barwisk.

11:25 a.m. - Barwisk says that Harris was dry, showed no emotion, and was not crying at the scene. He said that Harris was able to answer all of his questions.

11:16 a.m. - "There was no one around the body."

11:14 a.m. - Barwisk was the first medic on the scene. He says that there was no one doing CPR on Cooper and that Harris was already in the back of the cop car when he arrived.

11:06 a.m. - State calls Peyton Barwisk to the stand. He is a paramedic with Metro Atlanta ambulance Service.

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10:43 a.m. - Redmon says that Harris was always friendly to him. "He seemed to love his child."

10:30 a.m. - Redmon says that morning he waved hello to Cooper and said "hey Coop!" before Harris and Cooper sat down for breakfast.

10:26 a.m. - Redmon says he interacted with Harris about a dozen times over the year.

10:19 a.m. - State calls Charles Christopher Redmon to the stand. Redmon is currently employed with Chick-fil-A Inc. He is the former Chick-fil-A general manager of the Vining’s location.

9:37 a.m. - Prosecution plays surveillance video from the morning of Coopers death.

9:20 a.m. - Ross Harris trial resumes after an interruption because of Hurricane Matthew, with more witnesses taking the stand. First witness is a former Chick-fil-a employee from the Vining’s location where Harris and Cooper ate that morning. He provided police with surveillance video from that morning.