Family outraged by racial makeup of jury in Arbery slaying

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While the seating of a nearly all-white jury will likely be discussed by observers during the trial, it does not appear to be in violation of the jury selection process, and is unlikely to lead to mistrial or related appeals, legal experts say.

expressed outrage Thursday after the judge in the trial of three white men accused of killing the Black man said there was nothing he could do about the racial makeup of the jury.

Defense attorneys for the McMichaels and Bryan have said they committed no crimes. Lawyers for the McMichaels have said they chased Arbery because they suspected he was a burglar who had been recorded on video inside a nearby home under construction. They say Travis McMichael was fearing for his life when he shot Arbery as they grappled over a shotgun.

Some 1,000 jury duty notices went out in Glynn County, where Arbery was killed on Feb. 23, 2020, not far from his home outside the small coastal city of Brunswick. Almost 200 potential jurors were then questioned before the pool was whittled to about 64 and then 48 as Walmsley permitted peremptory challenges.

 

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A white man running is jogging for fitness, even if he is armed. A black man running with bare hands is a robber, escaping. That's America for you.

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They followed the legal process and sat a jury, but because a racist view about skin color calls the jury into question? There's the real dog whistle.

Here we go again the race bating media

Well hopefully the JURY will do the RIGHT thing ! Unlike the NO justice for Nicole Brown Simpson !

The county is 26% black. The jury is 92% white. That is wrong.

It's a jury of your peers and the Defense can strike prejudicial witnesses.

So so wrong

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