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The jury in Ahmaud Arbery‘s hate crime trial unanimously found defendants Travis McMichael, his father Greg McMichael and their neighbor William Bryan guilty. After deliberating for nearly four hours, the jury, which was made up of eight white, three black and one Hispanic juror, concluded that race was the motivating factor in the defendants’ actions on Feb. 23, 2020. The defendants chased down and fatally shot Arbery as he was out on a run around a Georgia neighborhood. They were found guilty on all charges of violating Arbery’s civil rights, kidnapping and in the younger McMichael’s case, u...
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The hate crime trial against three men who were already convicted for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery began on Monday. The three men were found guilty and sentenced to life in prison in November for chasing down and shooting Arbery who was on a run in a Georgia neighborhood in 2020. They all pleaded not guilty to hate crime charges of targeting Arbery because he was black. The jury, which is made up of eight white, three black and one Hispanic juror was presented with evidence of the men using racial slurs to describe black people as far back as 2019. The FBI’s investigation found messages on the ...
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Three white men were found guilty last week of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old black man, in February 2020, shortly before George Floyd’s death sent shockwaves throughout the United States. The three defendants – Travis McMichael, 35; his father, Gregory McMichael, 65; and their neighbor William Bryan, 52 – may face life imprisonment. As the three seek to file appeals, GoFundMe has shut the page for Bryan, who is struggling to raise funds for his appeal and was trying to do so online. The jury agreed with prosecutors’ claims that Arbery posed no real threat to the three men who chased h...
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President Joe Biden has commented on the guilty verdicts in Ahmaud Arbery‘s case, saying he felt the convictions are “not enough” and that more must be done to unify the country. “While the guilty verdicts reflect our justice system doing its job, that alone is not enough. Instead, we must recommit ourselves to building a future of unity and shared strength, where no one fears violence because of the color of their skin,” Biden said. Biden said his administration “will continue to do the hard work to ensure that equal justice under law is not just a phrase emblazoned in stone above the Supreme...
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Confusing Charge Complicates Black Jogger Case; Does a Citizen’s Arrest Require Only “Probable Grounds of Suspicion” Q3 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Black Jogger's Case Becomes More ComplicatedWASHINGTON, D.C. (November 24, 2021) - The highly controversial trial of three men accused of murdering Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery became even more confusing when the judge, apparently deliberately, gave an ambiguous charge to the jury on a key issue: may a private person make a citizen's arrest for a felony such as burglary only if the crime is committed in his presence or within his im...
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Laura Hogue, one of the defense attorneys representing accused Ahmaud Arbery murderer Gregory McMichael, sparked widespread outrage on Monday when she made racially-charged comments about Arbery’s physical appearance during her closing statements. McMichael is one of three men on trial for the February 23, 2020 slaying of Arbery, who was unarmed and out for a jog when the defendants surrounded him and shot him in the chest. McMichael and his co-defendants Travis McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan maintain that they were making a citizen’s arrest and that they acted in self-defense when they ...
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Dog Whistles In Arbery Closings Seek Juror Nullification; Paucity of Black Jurors Increases Odds Against Convictions Q3 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The Constitution Right Of Juror NullificationWASHINGTON, D.C. (November 23, 2021) - As several different commentators and pundits were quick to point out, defense arguments in the Ahmaud Arbery case contained dog whistles seemingly aimed at convincing at least 1 of the 11 White jurors to exercise his constitution right of juror nullification by refusing to vote "guilty" even if the evidence clearly shows guilt under existing law, ...
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Paucity of Black Jurors Could Free Arbrey’s Killers; Juror Nullification More Likely After “Directed Verdict” Charge Q3 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Ahmaud Arbery's Murders Could Go FreeWASHINGTON, D.C. (November 22, 2021) - The jury deciding the fate of three White men accused of murdering Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery could go free because of juror nullification, racial bias, or simply because of different perceptions of the events which occurred based upon race, and the fact that only 1 out of 12 jurors is Black very substantially increases the chances of this outcome, says no...
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A former District Attorney in Georgia was charged on Thursday for violating her oath of office during her tenure and hindering police officers with the investigation into the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a black man who was shot to death while jogging by three white men who chased him in trucks. Former District Attorney Jackie Johnson allegedly showed favor to one of the three defendants in the murder, a retired police officer called Greg McMichael, who had previously worked for Johnson as an investigator. According to the indictment, Johnson also recommended that another county’s prosecutor take ...
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Even though the Covid-19 pandemic was the biggest topic last year, it wasn’t the most important when it comes to the biggest petitions made last year. Rather the petitions calling for racial justice were the most trending last year, accounting for more than 63,000 petitions in the U.S. with over 184.7 million signatures. The Covid-19 related petitions came in at second with more than 130,000 petitions and over 98.4 million signatures, according to the data from change.org. Now that you have some idea of the petitions’ last year, let’s take a look at the ten biggest petitions of 2020. Q1 2021 h...
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