Defense attorneys are expected to begin presenting their case in the manslaughter and hazing trial of a former Florida A&M University band member charged in the death of a drum major.
Dante Martin's attorneys could begin their case midday Thursday. State attorney Jeff Ashton told Judge Renee Roche late Wednesday that the medical examiner who examined Robert Champion should be his eighth and final witness.
The Decatur, Georgia, man died in 2011 from injuries sustained during a ritual known as "crossing Bus C," which involved running down a gauntlet aboard a parked bus while getting kicked, punched and hit with band instruments. Martin is charged with manslaughter and hazing.
Judge Renee Roche is also expected to announce whether she'll allow testimony from a pair of defense experts.
