The testimony came as defense lawyers to put the homeless man's mental health history at the center of the second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide case against Daniel Penny, a West Islip native.

Jordan Neeley’s death was a direct result of the chokehold Daniel Penny held him in, a medical examiner testified Friday, rebutting assertions from the defense team that the former Marine did not apply enough pressure to kill the subway rider and that his death could have had some other cause.