MAYVILLE — With the defense resting in the second-degree murder trial of Barbara J. Redeye, all that stands now between the 24-year-old defendant and prison is the verdict of her fellow peers.

On Thursday, the Hon. David Foley, Chautauqua County Court judge, said due to some additional legal procedures and a desire to begin jury deliberations the same day as summations, adjourning early would be preferable.

Summations will begin today — the eighth day of the trial — in Chautauqua County Court at 9 a.m.

The trial of Redeye centers around the death of 36-year-old Dale A. Redeye and the circumstances that led to it on the night of Aug. 14.

Patrick Swanson, Chautauqua County district attorney, has argued that Dale A. Redeye and the defendant, who were half-siblings, got into a bitter argument while both shared an upstairs apartment at 501 Lakeview Ave.

The argument, according to the prosecution, was precipitated by Dale A. Redeye’s claim that he molested their younger brother, and that the defendant’s mother forced him to do it.

In a wave of anger, Redeye stabbed her half-brother multiple times, including in the chest and neck, according to Swanson.

Initially, Redeye told neighbors and first responders that a male intruder, dressed in black, committed the crime while she was in the bathroom. She later changed her story to one of self-defense when questioned further by police.

Nathaniel Barone, Redeye’s counsel, has argued that self-defense was his client’s only option in a moment of terror, and that Dale A. Redeye’s history of violence and substance abuse make it likely he was the initial aggressor in the confrontation.

Barone has also argued that police rushed to judgement with Redeye’s case, considering a thorough forensics investigation of the crime scene was never completed.

Redeye could face an indeterminate minimum sentence of 15-years-to-life in prison or an indeterminate maximum sentence of 25-years-to-life in prison if found guilty.