Minute-by-minute: Day 4 of the Ross Harris hot car death trial

GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. — It’s been more than two years since 22-month-old Cooper Harris died in the back seat of a hot SUV outside a Cobb County office building.

His father, Ross Harris, is now on trial for his death.

Follow minute-by-minute coverage of the case below:

5:13 p.m. Court recesses for the day and will resume Thursday at 8:30 a.m.

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5:08 p.m. Grimstead goes over Chick-fil-A receipts found in Harris' car. They show he went to the Vinings restaurant several times in June.

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5:04 p.m. Defense says there was a noticeable glare in the windshield of Harris' car -- arguing this could have affected ones vision.

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4:54 p.m. When asked what Cooper's weight was and that of the manikin used, Grimstead was unsure of either.

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4:46 p.m. The defense goes over adjustments that may have been made to Cooper's car seat after it was taken from the car. Grimstead says there are many factors that could affect his measurements, including weather.

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4:10 p.m. "When you smell it -- you know what it is," Grimstead says explaining what it smelled like inside Harris' car. Grimstead says he has responded to many death scenes.

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4:02 p.m. The defense brings forward more pictures for Grimstead to review for evidence.

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3:48 p.m. The defense asks Grimstead how he took his measurements inside of Harris' car.

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3:31 p.m. Court returns from break. Grimstead returns to the stand.

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3:12 p.m. Court recesses for afternoon break.

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3:07 p.m. Grimstead says there is a high-tech crime squad that investigates the electronic devices.

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2:52 p.m. Grimstead reads off measurements from the drivers seat in relation to the child safety seat. Grimstead testifies that the top part of Cooper Harris' child safety seat was only three and a half inches from the driver's seat.

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2:45 p.m. Prosecutors show a video walk through of Harris' car.

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2:36 p.m. Continuing to go through pictures, Grimstead says sitting in the driver's seat, he could see the child safety seat in his peripheral vision.

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2:31 p.m. A receipt shows Harris bought light bulbs at 12:35 p.m. the day of Cooper's death. The bulbs were found in the car.

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2:26 p.m. "I could see a computer bag, a Home Depot bag in the passenger seat and a child safety seat with my naked eye as I was I opened the driver's door," Grimstead stated.

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2:19 p.m. From the exterior of the drivers side of Harris' car, Grimstead says you can clearly see the child safety seat through the windshield.

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2:18 p.m. Grimstead goes through the pictures he took of Harris' car while in the police crime scene processing shed.

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2:15 p.m.  Grimstead says his role was executing a search warrant on Harris' car.

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2:12 p.m. Grimstead testified that when he looked into the car where Cooper Harris' body was found there was a sickly sweat smell. "It's an odor that I normally associate with death," Grimstead said. "It's a sickly sweat smell."

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2:03 p.m. Grimstead explains how 3D crime scene mapping works. Grimstead says they are always actively trying to improve their technology.

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1:59 p.m. State calls last witness, Carey Grimstead, to the stand. Grimstead is a detective at the Cobb County Police Department.

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1:56 p.m. Court resumes. State announces this will be the last witness of the day.

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12:28 p.m. Court recesses for lunch.

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12:25 p.m. Ferrell says he told Stoddard he would write a (supplemental) report about the day but forgot. His report was not submitted until nearly a year later. "There's no excuse I just failed to write that report in a timely manner."

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12:23 p.m. Ferrell says he told lead Detective Phil Stoddard about the smell inside the car later that night.

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12:14 p.m. Ferrell says he was with the crime scene technician when he photographed the crime scene and the body.

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12:11 p.m. "If you leave a child inside the car and the child dies it's a criminal case, so there was no doubt in my mind that it was a criminal case," Ferrell said on the stand.

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12:03 p.m. Defense begins cross-examination of Ferrell.

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11:58 a.m. Ferrell said he immediately noticed the car seat. "It was plainly visibly from the driver's side door. When I was looking in I could see it."

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11:56 a.m. Ferrell said he could clearly smell an odor when he went to the car. He says it smelled of a combination of a diaper, sweat and death.

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11:48 a.m. Ferrell says he was responsible for assigning detectives to this case. He chose Detective Phil Stoddard as the lead detective. Ferrell says Stoddard had experience working in crimes against children and homicide. "I thought his knowledge and his combination of experience would be very good to put on this case."

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11:43 a.m. State calls Cobb County Capt. James Ferrell to the stand.

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11:38 a.m. Barwick says when he spoke to Harris in the back of the patrol car Harris asked him if Cooper was dead. He said, "Yes, he is deceased." Barwick says that's when he noted Harris' lack of emotion.

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11:35 a.m. Defense questions why Barwick didn't put his description of Harris as emotionless, dry and not crying in his report. Barwick says his report pertained to the patient and not to Harris' actions or demeanor so he did not include it.

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11:30 a.m. Barwick says he completed his report immediately after the call because he had a feeling he may need to testify in court about this case.

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11:25 a.m. After declaring Cooper dead, Barwick spoke with Harris in the back of the police car to get information about Cooper. He described Harris as dry, emotionless and not crying.

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11:17 a.m. Barwick says as soon as they pronounced him dead they covered his body in a sheet. "It's a 2-year-old boy lying on the ground in the middle of the parking lot. No one needs to see that."

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11:14 a.m. Barwick says when they pulled up on scene he saw Cooper on the ground and immediately checked his pulse. He did not have one. He says when he arrived no one was doing CPR and Harris was already in the back of the police car.

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11:05 a.m. Court returns from break. State calls Peyton Barwick, a paramedic, to the stand.

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10:46 a.m. Court recesses for morning break.

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10:46 a.m. Redmon says Cooper was awake when Harris left. Harris was holding Cooper in his arms as Redmon said goodbye.

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10:45 a.m. Redmon says from what he saw, "(Harris) seemed to love his child."

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10:37 a.m. Defense begins cross-examining Redmon.

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10:36 a.m. Redmon says Harris, who usually appeared clean shaven, had a bit of a 5 o'clock shadow that day, something he called "unusual." Says he didn't notice anything else out of the ordinary.

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10:30 a.m. Redmon says he said hello to Harris and Cooper that morning when they walked up to the register. He says he had never met Cooper before so he asked Harris about him. Harris said his name was Cooper and Redmon said, 'Hey Coop,' before continuing with his work.

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10:26 a.m. Redmon, who was the general manager of the store, says he was familiar with Harris from his visits to Chick-fil-A. He considered Harris a regular there. He says he had met Harris about a dozen times in the past year.

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10:20 a.m. Weston steps down. State calls Chris Redmon, who was also working at Chick-fil-A the morning Harris came in.

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10:03 a.m. Defense and Weston walk jurors through the parking area of Chick-fil-A and the surrounding streets that Harris drove to get to work that day.

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9:55 a.m. Defense begins cross-examination of Weston.

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9:40 a.m. Weston walks jurors through video  that shows Ross Harris' visit to Chick-fil-A that morning. As he enters the restaurant, he is holding Cooper in his arms.

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9:36 a.m. State enters surveillance video from Chick-Fil-A the morning of June 18, 2014 into evidence.

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9:28 a.m. State calls first witness, Kyle Weston, to the stand. Weston worked at Chick-fil-A in Vinings where Harris and his son had breakfast the morning of his death.

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9:25 a.m. Court resumes after hurricane delay.

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