A juror in the Derek Chauvin trial has reflected on his time inside the courtroom, and says every day felt "like a funeral".

Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was found guilty on April 20 of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter.

The ex-cop now faces a maximum sentence of up to 40 years behind bars for his role in Floyd's tragic death, which saw Chauvin kneel on his neck for over nine minutes back in May 2020.

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Now juror 52 from the trial, Brandon Mitchell, told CNN of his experience in the courtroom.

He said: "It was just dark. It felt like every day was a funeral and watching someone die every day. It was tense every day. I wasn't nervous, but it was stressful. It was a lot of pressure."

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Mitchell, 31, is the first juror to have spoken out about the trial.

Appearing on CBS This Morning, Mitchell host Gayle King that the most stressful thing for the jurors was watching "a Black man die" every day.

He said: "We were stressed about the simple fact that every day we had to come in and watch a Black die. That alone is stressful.

"Coming in, each and every day, and having to watch somebody die is stressful in and that of itself. So anything else was secondary because as a human, it's natural to feel some kind of way as you watch somebody in agony.

Floyd's death sparked a worldwide call for racial equality, dubbed Black Lives Matter, and Mitchell said he knew the decision jurors made would become a historic moment.

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Mitchell added: "We haven't seen an outcome like this on a case. I really think this is a start and I think it's a good start.

"And then, all the attention that it is still getting. Just keeping that magnifying glass there has to spark some kind of change."

The juror reflected more on the trial, adding that at the beginning, ex-cop Chauvin had a confident look on his face.

But that look soon disappeared once the testimony came out, according to Mitchell.

He added: "As the case went on his demeanor kind of changed to more of a confused look as this isn't how it's supposed to go. I didn't see any remorse."

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It comes as Floyd's family spoke out following Chauvin's guilty verdict.

Per People magazine, George's bother, Philonise Floyd, stated that the family was now "able to breathe again".

George's other brother, Terrance, stated:

"My family is a family that will not back down from prayer. And I believe because of prayer, we got the verdict we wanted.

"We got on our knees. Some of us stood up, but we asked the right one. We said – God, we need justice, we need it now. And he answered. I'm just grateful."

Additionally, in an interview with Good Morning Britain, Floyd's 52-year-old sister, LaTonya, said that she would be "praying" for Chauvin.

Speaking after the verdict, she said:

"I pray for him, I pray for him, I do and I’m going to continue to pray for him.

"In his heart, he wasn't guilty, he wasn't really expecting that. He has nothing to apologize for because he didn't think he was wrong."

The ex-cop will be sentenced on June 16, with the time of the hearing being set for 1:30PM (central).

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Juror in Derek Chauvin trial says every day in court 'was like a funeral'