Miami ? Jose Padilla’s decision not to put on a defense at his Miami terrorism trial underscores his attorneys’ argument that the case against him is weak, but it could be risky because it gambles on jurors feeling the same way, legal experts said.

Padilla is on trial in federal court, along with Adham Amin Hassoun and Kifah Wael Jayyousi, on charges of conspiring to murder, kidnap and maim people in a foreign country, providing material support to terrorists and other terrorism-related charges.

This week Padilla’s attorneys told presiding U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke they would not be calling any witnesses. Attorneys for co-defendant Hassoun rested their case Wednesday and those for the other co-defendant, Jayyousi, are expected to rest next week, along with Padilla’s. After sitting through about three months of testimony, jurors could begin deliberations by mid-August.