SANFORD, Fla. – The trial for the man accused of murdering three family members in January entered week two Monday.
Grant Amato is accused of killing his parents and brother Cody at their home in January.
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On Tuesday the state rested its case and the Defense began theirs.
The defense told reporter Asher Wildman last week that they expect Grant Amato himself to take the stand when it's their turn.
Testimony Monday has turned to digital evidence.
A forensic digital examiner with the Seminole County Sheriff's Office testified about a thumb drive that was connected and then disconnected from Amato's computer little after midnight on January 25.
The examiner also said that slain brother Cody Amato's phone had been connected to Grant Amato's computer a little before midnight on January 24.
The examiner believes the phone was connected so that it could be wiped clean.
Jericho Fine, a friend of Grant and Cody Amato since high school, also took the stand. At one point during his testimony, Fine said he sold a handgun to another friend of his in 2015. It's the same gun that Blake Turpin, who testified last week, said was stolen from his home and believed is the murder weapon in this case.
Judge Recksiedler told the jury on Friday that the trial will go until at least Wednesday.
The death penalty is on the table if Amato is convicted.
Follow reporter Asher Wildman's updates on the trial below.