February 9, 2012

Legal experts expect more witnesses will take the stand Thursday morning to testify in the George Huguely murder trial.

Prosecutors are expected to continue setting the scene on Day 4 of the trial by using photographs and other evidence to paint a picture of what happened in Yeardley Love's bedroom the night she died.

During the first day of testimony, the jury heard from Love's mother, Sharon, and sister, Lexie, along with the roommate who found her body.

Thursday, legal experts say prosecutors will focus more on the crime scene. They also expect police officers to testify about the first hours of their investigation.

“They'll describe the scene, the evidence they found, photographs they took. I'm sure they'll show photos to the jury, physical items that they will identify that's been recovered, and those items will be shown to the jury. They'll be able to see for themselves. They'll be circulated around,” said Scott Goodman, a local defense attorney.

Goodman, who is not affiliated with the Huguely case, says we should also expect to hear from more of Love's friends. He expects them to talk about things that happened on Sunday, May 2, 2010 prior to the homicide.

Prosecutors are expected to call 27 more witnesses to the stand.