Four Jacksonville men, Antwan Mann,19, Harvey Blank, 20, Devonta Mayberry, 19, and Troy Lamonta,21, are on trial for the August 2009 death of their friend.
All four are being charged with murder and robbery in the death of 19-year-old Antonio Kendrick.
Kendrick was shot by a Jacksonville police officer after he and his four friends tried to run from a robbery in the Westside.
The Times Union is reporting, prosecutors are saying had it not been for the robbery Kendrick would still be alive.
The officer who shot and killed Kendrick, after tried to run away, has been deemed justified after an internal review.
