Trayvon Martin family attorney Benjamin Crump can be deposed, according to an appeals court ruling Monday.
The judge in the case originally ruled that defense attorneys for George Zimmerman could not question Crump regarding Witness 8, the friend Martin was on the phone with the night he was shot in February 2012.
The appeals court, however, ruled that limited questioning can take place.
The defense team is interested in what Crump knows about Witness 8 and statements she has made to the media and to attorneys.
New details discovered earlier this year contradicted sworn statements Witness 8 already made.
Natalie Jackson, another attorney for the Martin family, said Crump is ready to be deposed as early as Tuesday. Jackson said this is a small victory because the deposition is still limited in scope.
The Trayvon Martin Foundation issued this statement Monday night from Benjamin Crump:
"I am available to be deposed and the trial should not be delayed in any possible way, as the appeals court has noted that this should be a relatively short deposition," stated Crump. "This should not delay the jury selection, which is slated to begin on Monday, June 10."
Zimmerman's attorney Mark O'Mara said he will not disclose when or where the deposition will take place.
Zimmerman is on trial for second-degree murder in the 17-year-old's death, which he claims was in self-defense.