Attorney's Illness Prompts Court Recess At Huguely Trial

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA—(Update, 1:08 p.m.) The jury in the trial of George Huguely was sent home for the day Thursday afternoon because defense co-counsel Rhonda Quagliana was still not well enough to resume proceedings.

Judge Edward L. Hogshire instructed the jury to return at 9 a.m. Friday, when he hopes proceedings can resume.

"We're still on target to conclude the case fairly expeditiously," Hogshire said, but "time is going to be critical" from now on.

Hogshire reminded the jury not to read or watch media coverage of the case as he sent them home for the day.

Original post, 10:05 a.m.: The proceedings in the George Huguely trial were delayed this morning because defense co-counsel Rhonda Quagliana is sick.

The jury was called in briefly to the courtroom around 9:30 a.m. Judge Edward L. Hogshire said he hoped proceedings would begin Thursday around 12:30 p.m.

Hogshire said he hopes for the jury to hear the majority of the case by the end of the day Thursday. Proceedings are expected to stretch into Thursday evening.

Hogshire said he hopes to have the case to the jury by the weekend.

Patch is reporting live from Charlottesville during the trial of George Huguely, the Chevy Chase man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, Yeardley Love of Cockeysville.

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