The Chauvin trial resumes this morning. Here’s what happened yesterday in court.

It is day eight of testimony in the trial of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin, who has been charged in the death of George Floyd.

Four police officials took the stand in court yesterday during the prosecution’s portion of the trial.

If you’re just reading in, here’s what happened in court yesterday:

Minneapolis Police Lt. Johnny Mercil, a use-of-force instructor with the department’s training unit, said Chauvin’s kneeling on Floyd’s neck is not a trained neck restraint tactic. While neck restraints may be allowed on suspects actively resisting, they are not to be done with the…