Blackwell played a portion of the 9 minute and 29 second video taken by a witness on May 25, 2020.

"For half of that time, Mr. Floyd was unconscious, breathless and pulseless," Blackwell said.

Blackwell said Floyd can be seen repeatedly heaving his right shoulder into the air. This move was an attempt by Floyd to expand his ribcage so he could breathe, as he was "pancaked" between the hard pavement beneath him and Chauvin on top of him, Blackwell said.

Chauvin watched intently as the video was played in the courtroom.

Derek Chauvin failed the responsibilities that come with the badge he was given by the Minneapolis Police Department when he pressed his knee on George Floyd’s neck and killed him, prosecutor Jerry Blackwell said in opening statements Monday.

Part of the oath Minneapolis police officers take is to enforce the law "courteously and appropriately," while “never employing unnecessary force,” Blackwell said, adding that Chauvin violated both when he engaged in the "grinding and crushing" of Floyd "until the very life was squeezed out of him."

"Mr. Chauvin betrayed his badge," Blackwell said.

Floyd was unarmed, in handcuffs and did not present a threat to anyone, Blackwell said.

"He was completely in the control of the police," Blackwell said. “He was defenseless.”

Blackwell vowed to give Chauvin a fair trial, but stated that he was "anything but innocent" on May 25, 2020 -- the day that Floyd died.

The prosecution plans to prove that Chauvin engaged in "force that he applied without the regard for its impact," Blackwell said.

The civil rights attorneys representing the family of George Floyd -- Benjamin Crump, Antonio Romanucci and L. Chris Stewart as well as the Rev. Al Sharpton -- spoke to reporters Monday morning.

“Today starts a landmark trial that will be a referendum on how far America has come in its quest for equality and justice for all,” Crump said, with Floyd’s family present.

Crump stressed that the evidence against Chauvin speaks for itself, saying this “murder case is not hard."

“We're not asking for anything extraordinary,” Crump said. “We're asking for equal justice under the law.”

ABC News’ Arielle Mitropoulos contributed to this report.

Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter Cahill will excuse the 15th juror chosen for Chauvin's trial as court gets underway.

The first 14 jurors are present and will be sworn in and seated.

Eight jurors are white and six are people of color, including four jurors who self-identify as Black. There are nine women and five men.

ABC News’ Whitney Lloyd contributed to this report.

Jena Scurry, the Minneapolis 911 dispatcher, told the court she had a "gut instinct" that something was wrong.

Scurry said she continued to take calls but noticed that the squad car in front of the Cup Foods did not have officers surrounding it.

The next time Scurry looked up, she saw the officers placing Floyd in the back of the car.

Scurry said she later knew "something might be wrong" when she saw Floyd on the ground.

When Assistant Minnesota Attorney General Matthew Frank asked what made her think something was amiss, Scurry said dispatchers rarely see videos of active scenes on those cameras. Moreover, the fact that Floyd went from the back of the squad car to the ground and officers had not requested additional assistance worried her, Scurry said.

"I took that instinct and called the sergeant" who supervises police officers, she said.

Court recessed for lunch after Frank was done questioning Scurry.