Prosecutors present case in deadly restaurant fight

You can image what it's like for a father to watch the man accused of killing his son pass by in the hallway, but what was going on in the courtroom was too much for a Hernandez's mother. For the second time she spent much of the day out in the hallway rather than see photos and videos of her son that night.

"So father's holding up well and the rest of the family is staying positive," said Blanca Rodriguez Alanis.

Thompson's attorney spent much of the day picking apart a prosecution witness's testimony. Dr.  William Smock had testified that the hold Thompson placed around Hernandez's neck would by definition put Hernandez's life in danger.

But the defense showed videos showing that law enforcement agencies teach and use the lateral vascular neck restraint or LVNR when faced with deadly force. The defense also got the doctor to admit that legally speaking Hernandez's punch to Thompson's eye amounted to deadly force. The doctor said when applied a LVNR causes loss of consciousness in under ten seconds. Thompson had Hernandez in the hold for roughly 15 minutes.

The family and activists say there is on fact that speaks loudly for itself. Hernandez is dead. Thompson is not.

"What happened to the son could happen to someone else. He should not be walking around on the streets," said Hernandez through an interpreter.