BOSTON (AP) - Two friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are seeking a trial date early next year on charges of hindering the investigation.
Attorneys for Dias Kadyrbayev and Robel Phillipos are expected to appear in federal court Wednesday to discuss a proposed schedule they submitted to the court, including their request for a trial date next January.
A third friend, Azamat Tazhayakov, wasn't included. He's expected to file a separate request.
Phillipos is accused of lying to authorities. All three men have pleaded not guilty.
Authorities allege that Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov removed Tsarnaev's laptop computer and a backpack from Tsarnaev's dorm room at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth three days after the bombing.
The April 15 bombings killed three people and injured more than 260.