A drifter facing the death penalty in the 2009 Stock Island beating death of a Cape Coral man will go before jurors in April, however, a judge in the case is expected to set deadlines for attorneys on both sides today.

Jonathan LeBaron, 35, is charged with first-degree murder in the brutal death of Richard Gardner, 58, whose body was found Feb. 10, 2009 aboard his 43-foot b...