UPDATE: Jury To Begin Deliberations Wednesday

Update, 6:59 p.m.: Closing statements for both the prosecution and the defense in the trial of George Huguely have wrapped up. After a short conference behind closed doors, the jury has decided not to begin deliberations until 9 a.m. Wednesday.

Check back with Patch for updates from this evening's closing statements.

Update, 4:30 p.m.: Prosecutor Dave Chapman has concluded his closing statements. Chapman appeared to be crying as he said Love is "never going to speak and say what happened to her. The evidence in this case tells you what happened to her. She was killed in the commission of a robbery."

A defense closing is expected after a short break.

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Update, 2:09 p.m.: The defense has rested.

Update, 1:23 p.m.: Defense witness Dr. Ronald Uscinski took the stand before the jury Saturday, where he testified the injuries to Yeardley Love's brain did not appear to have been caused by blunt force trauma, as the prosecution has sought to prove.

Love did have head trauma, Uscinski testified, but her skull was not cracked. The injuries to her brain, he said, were "not significant." Swelling, he said, could have caused some of the injuries.

Before the jury broke for lunch Saturday afternoon, George Huguely, standing trial for the murder of Love, his ex-girlfriend, waived his right to testify, NBC reported.

Saturday morning, before the jury was called into the courtroom, Judge Edward Hogshire limited Uscinski's testimony after prosecutor Dave Chapman said Uscinski received emails from the defense regarding testimony of other witnesses. Receiving that information is in violation of Virginia's "Rule on Witnesses," ABC reports.

Three emails were in question which included information on the testimony of Dr. Renu Virmani, who previously testified for the prosecution, according to ABC. Virmani testified "nothing was wrong with [Yeardley Love's] heart that caused her death," ABC reports, countering a defense claim that Love died after her heart stopped due to a combination of Adderall and alcohol.

Hogshire ruled Uscinski could not speak regarding CPR or repurfusion -- tissue damage resulting from blood flow after a lack of oxygen -- because they were subjects discussed in the emails.

The defense has sought to prove that Love did not die of blunt force injury to the head, as the prosecution has alleged, and that changes in her brain may have been caused by attempts to resuscitate her.

Dr. Jan Leestma, an expert medical witness for the defense who previously testified Love could have smothered on a pillow, was also copied on the emails, Chapman said.

On cross-examination, Chapman grilled Uscinski, asking about his relationship with Leestma, who Uscinski said he met in 2000 and had dinner with after Leestma testified. Chapman asked whether Uscinski had testified in "7 or 8" cases with Leestma on the "same side."

Chapman said he would move to strike Leestma's testimony, but the judge has yet to rule on the request.

Chapman also asked Uscinski about his compensation for his work as an expert witness. Uscinski admitted to making $200,000 one year and said he billed $750 an hour.

"We're not talking minimum wage here, we're talking $750 an hour," Chapman said.

Uscinski countered it was "recovered income from time spent not doing what I'm supposed to be doing" as as neurosurgeon.

Chapman also took issue with photos Uscinski showed to the jury which demonstrated the brains of victims who had died of blunt force trauma -- exemplifying injuries Uscinski said were not present in Love's brain.

Chapman said the photos were "grossly distorted" and depicted a swimmer who had died after being struck by a speedboat. "Not a canoe...not a dinghy. A speedboat," Chapman said.

Uscinski testified he didn't know when Love died. However, "At the time of whatever happened to her head, she was not dead. She was alive."

The jury is expected to return at 2 p.m. and proceedings will continue until 5 p.m. It's unclear whether closing statements will move forward Saturday.

Update, 10:46 a.m.: Charlottesville Circuit Court judge Edward Hogshire ruled Saturday that a defense medical witness may not testify about subjects discussed in emails he received regarding testimony of other witnesses in the case.

The witness, Dr. Ronald Uscinski, took the stand Saturday before the jury was called into the courtroom. He was questioned by prosecutor Dave Chapman about emails he received from the defense that discussed testimony of other medical witnesses in the case.

The emails were in violation of rules that witnesses may not receive communications about the testimony of other witnesses during trial, Chapman said. He asked Uscinski, a Chevy Chase neurosurgeon and experienced witness, why a "lightbulb" didn't go off that it "wasn't right" for him to read the emails.

Hogshire said he will allow Uscinski to take the stand before the jury, but he will not be allowed to discuss CPR or repurfusion, tissue damage resulting from blood flow after a lack of oxygen.

The defense has sought to prove that Love did not die of blunt force injury to the head, as the prosecution has alleged, and that changes in her brain may have been caused by attempts to resuscitate her.

Chapman blasted the defense, saying knowledge gleaned from the emails could give the defense an advantage and be prejudicial to the Commonwealth.

Hogshire said the emails were "very troublesome" and that he was "very disappointed."

Defense lawyer Francis McQ. Lawrence admitted it was "amazingly thoughtless," but that it was "not calculated."

"This young man is on trial basically for his future," Lawrence said. "This witness is important, critical, and there's no question he's going to testify to his own experience and not from someone else's."

Original Post: CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA: Time is becoming a critical factor in the George Huguely trial, which launched with jury selection Feb. 6 and was expected to last about two weeks.

Now, however, the trial has stretched into Saturday -- with delays in part due to ill defense attorney Rhonda Quagliana.

Huguely, of Chevy Chase, is standing trial for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Yeardley Love of Cockeysville. Both played lacrosse at the University of Virginia.

Quagliana is the only defense attorney prepped to question the defense's two remaining medical witnesses, key to the defense's case that Love did not die of blunt force trauma to the head, as the prosecution has sought to prove.

Quagliana arrived at the courthouse shortly before 9 a.m. Saturday. Along with the medical testimony, rebuttal witnesses were also expected to be called before closing arguments can begin.

A city spokesman told reporters that closings would not move forward Saturday if they are not begun by 3 p.m., though rebuttal witnesses may still be called today. The next day the case could be heard is Wednesday.

The jury was expected back at 9 a.m. Stay tuned to Patch, and follow us on Twitter and Facebook for updates from Charlottesville.