Pictured with Lockhart at his arraignment in December 1998 is court-appointed defense attorney Jeffrey Toothaker. Lockhart will appear at a pretrial hearing Friday before Justice Francis Marsano in Hancock County Superior Court. His two court-appointed attorneys, Christopher Largay and Jeffrey Toothaker, will ask to move the trial to another county and request funds to hire two expert witnesses. According to the defense motion, one witness is needed to explain autopsy results on the victim and another will be used to explain Lockhart s state of mind a crucial part of a manslaughter defense, Toothaker said Monday.
Murder becomes man-slaughter when that action is under extreme anger or extreme fear.
The attorney said his client acted recklessly, but without intending to kill the victim. This is not an intentional act. In Friday s hearing, the court also will consider a discovery motion from Assistant Attorney General Lisa Marchese requesting samples of Lockhart s blood and hair for DNA analysis. Because of extensive publicity, attorneys on both sides will likely agree to a defense motion for a change of venue. Toothaker said he would prefer to hold the trial in Portland, where there is a larger jury pool.