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Arbery Case Day 5 Wrap-Up: Only 20% of Pool Conceded Pre-Formed Opinion on Guilt

Posted by Andrew Branca on October 25, 2021 9 Comments

Only four (20%) of this pool said they had an existing opinion as to guilt or innocence. Last Thursday 45% conceded an existing opinion on guilt.

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LIVE: Ahmaud Arbery Case Day 5

Posted by Andrew Branca on October 25, 2021 5 Comments

To date, 23 prospective jurors have been "qualified" for a third level of jury selection; ultimately, 12 jurors & 4 alternates are needed for trial

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Ahmaud Arbery Case: No Jury Selection Today, Court in Recess Until Monday

Posted by Andrew Branca on October 22, 2021 8 Comments

There will be no jury selection today, because of a personal obligation of one of the lawyers.

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Arbery Case Day 4 Wrap-Up: Media Asks Judge to Lift Gag Order from Attorneys

Posted by Andrew Branca on October 21, 2021 11 Comments

The media representative argued that the gag order was so broad and ambiguous that it would inevitably have a chilling effect on the attorneys involved, who would surely err on the side of caution and generally decline to speak substantively to the media.

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LIVE: Ahmaud Arbery Case Day 4

Posted by Andrew Branca on October 21, 2021 0 Comments

Welcome back to our ongoing coverage of the Ahmaud Arbery case, with what we expect to be day two of general jury selection for the trial of Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael, and William "Roddy" Bryan on murder and other charges over the death of Ahmaud Arbery on February 23, 2020.

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Arbery Case Day 3 Wrap-Up: Juror Concerned Media Leaking Identifying Information

Posted by Andrew Branca on October 20, 2021 10 Comments

Substantial majorities of today’s prospective jurors believed that people of color are treated fairly by the police particularly (68%) and the criminal justice system generally (79%).

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LIVE: Ahmaud Arbery Case Day 3

Posted by Andrew Branca on October 20, 2021 2 Comments

Welcome back to our ongoing coverage of the Ahmaud Arbery case, with what we expect to be day two of general jury selection for the trial of Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael, and William "Roddy" Bryan on murder and other charges over the death of Ahmaud Arbery on February 23, 2020.

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Arbery Case Day 2 Wrap-Up: Jury Selection Continues, Most Believe Blacks Treated Fairly by Justice System and Police

Posted by Andrew Branca on October 19, 2021 6 Comments

Welcome back to our ongoing coverage of the Arbery Ahmaud case, in which defendants Greg McMichael, Travis McMichael, and William Bryan are being tried for murder and other charges in the shooting death of Arbery.  I am, of course, Attorney Andrew Branca, for Law of...

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LIVE: Ahmaud Arbery Case Day 2

Posted by Andrew Branca on October 19, 2021 76 Comments

Welcome back to our ongoing coverage of the Ahmaud Arbery case, with what we expect to be day two of general jury selection for the trial of Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael, and William “Roddy” Bryan on murder and other charges over the death of Ahmaud...

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Arbery Case Day 1 Wrap-Up: Jury Selection Begins, Extra Peremptory Strikes & Legal Defense

Posted by Andrew Branca on October 18, 2021 10 Comments

Hey folks, welcome to our ongoing coverage of the Ahmaud Arbery case! Today the court trying the defendants in the Ahmaud Arbery case finalized the questions that would be asked of prospective jurors during general voir dire, Judge Walmsley substantially increased the number of peremptory...

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LIVE: Ahmaud Arbery Case Day 1

Posted by Andrew Branca on October 18, 2021 29 Comments

Hey folks, Today begins our live, real-time coverage of the trial proceedings in the Ahmaud Arbery case, in which defendants Greg McMichael, his son Travis McMichael, and neighbor William “Roddy” Bryan are on trial for murder and other felony charges over the death of Ahmaud...

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Ahmaud Arbery Case: Seven Facts the Jury Will (Probably) Never Hear

Posted by Andrew Branca on October 17, 2021 29 Comments

Live trial coverage starts Monday, October 18, here at Legal Insurrection.

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Ahmaud Arbery Trial: Join Our LIVE Coverage Starting Monday, October 18

Posted by Andrew Branca on October 14, 2021 26 Comments

Legal Insurrection has kindly sponsored me to cover this trial in real-time, as it occurs, with a daily LIVE post including live commenting by myself to keep you informed of events at trial as they proceed.

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Ahmaud Arbery: Video Maker Charged With Felony Murder

Posted by Andrew Branca on May 23, 2020 122 Comments

Felony murder charge predicated on criminal attempted false imprisonment appears to have been tortuously constructed.

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Ahmed Arbery Shoplifting Video: Admissible in McMichaels Trial?

Posted by Andrew Branca on May 20, 2020 72 Comments

Generally speaking, no, unless the state attempts to introduce character evidence or otherwise puts Arbery's history at issue in attempting to attack the anticipated self-defense claim.

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Ahmaud Arbery Case: Propaganda, §1983, and Police Body Cam Video

Posted by Andrew Branca on May 19, 2020 95 Comments

Media and activist narratives aren't relevant to the legal case, yet are pushed really hard to establish a presumption of guilt in the public mind.

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The Ahmaud Arbery Case as Zimmerman-Trayvon Martin Redux

Posted by Andrew Branca on May 17, 2020 141 Comments

Media narratives must be questioned, and the answers may not please a lot of people

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