UPDATE 5:57 p.m.: Defense opens with its own experts

UPDATE 5:57 p.m.: The defense in the Huguely case introduced a pair of medical witnesses Wednesday afternoon.

A toxicologist testified about what victim Yeardley Love's BAC likely was at the time of the fight with Huguely. He put it at at least .16, likely .17 or .18. At the time of her death it was .14

Commonwealth's Attorney Dave Chapman asked why he didn't take the gradual slowing of Love's heart into account.

Such a slowing was given as a possibility, but not a certainty, in Tuesday's testimony.

There was also a neuropathologist for the defense. He suggested Love's death likely came from asphyxia and that damage to her brain likely resulted from CPR sending blood back to her oxygen-starved brain.

Chapman also took an aggressive tone with that expert on cross examination. He asked the expert why he had not prepared a written report. The expert answered he had not been asked to. Chapman then asked if it wasn't because he knew if he signed his name he could be cross examined on the report. The expert said that wasn't true, that it was because none was requested.

UPDATE: 12:50 p.m.: The prosecution in the George Huguely murder trial has rested its case, pending a double-check that all its evidence has been properly entered into the record.

The last witness was a detective who had supervised the transport of Yeardley Love's body. He identified photographs of the tag identifying her body and a photograph of her.

Other prosecution witnesses Wednesday focused on Huguely's movements the night of the killing, including inconsistencies between what he told friends about where he had been and reality.

Teammates also testified that his drinking had gotten out of control that spring. One of them called it "ridiculous."

The prosecution also called several women Huguely had been in communication with the night of Love's death. The last was a Charlottesville woman he called around midnight the night Love died. She was out of town and asleep, and the conversation was brief, she testified. Huguely wanted to know if she was out that night, she said.

UPDATE 11:40 a.m. George Huguely exhibited a clear change in demeanor on when he returned to his apartment shortly after midnight on the night Yeardley Love died, a lacrosse teammate testified today during Huguely's murder trial.

"There's no doubt in my mind that there was a change in his demeanor," said Ken Clausen during cross-examination by the defense.

He said he asked Huguely three times what was wrong with him, because Huguely's story about where he'd been hadn't added up, Clausen testified. Huguely said nothing was wrong, then stopped responding, he said.

Clausen, who described Love as "one of [his] best friends" at the University of Virginia, also said that Huguely was drinking "ridiculous" amounts and was "more belligerent than the rest of us."

Other prosecution witnesses Wednesday morning included two women who had exchanged text messages with Huguely shortly before Love's death.

The audience wasn't able to see the messages, which the jury read from a screen, but testimony indicated that one of the women had a playful exchange with Huguely, but told him she had a boyfriend.

Today will likely see the prosecution rest its case in the George Huguely murder trial.

Scheduling still remains a key concern in the case, given the approach of the holiday weekend.

Tuesday saw what appeared to be the bulk of the prosecution’s technical witnesses testifying.

It’s not yet clear exactly when in the day the prosecution will rest. After that, the defense will begin to present its case.