Ahmaud Arbery Case Trial: VERDICTS ARE IN: Mostly guilty

Only Travis McMichael was found guilty of Count 1, Malice Murder, but all the defendants were found guilty of multiple counts of felony murder, so they’re all looking at life in prison without the possibility of early release. COUNT l – MALICE MURDER, O.C.G.A. 16-5-1 TRAVIS MCMICHAEL  Guilty GREG MCMICHAEL Not Guilty WILLIAM R BRYAN Not Guilty COUNT

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Arbery Case Trial: Judge Walmsley Drops the Ball On Ambiguous Citizen’s Arrest Law

UPDATE: Because it seems possibly helpful to the discussion, I’ve appended to the bottom of this post the video, and a transcript, of the entirety of the citizen’s arrest portion of Judge Walmsley’s instructions to the jury. Today the jury heard the last of argument and received their jury instructions in the Arbery case trial,

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Arbery Case: State Closing Rebuttal Presents as Frantic, Pleading & Desperate

Today the jury heard the last of argument and received their jury instructions in the Arbery case trial, in which defendants Greg McMichael, Travis McMichael, and Roddy Bryan are each facing a count of malice murder, four counts of felony murder, and then the four predicate felony counts (two for aggravated assault and two for

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Arbery Case Trial: Based On Closing Arguments, Not Guilty Verdicts Are A Real Possibility

Today was the first of two days of closing arguments in the Ahmaud Arbery case trial, in which defendants Greg McMichael, Travis McMichael, and Roddy Bryan are each facing a count of malice murder, four counts of felony murder, and then the four predicate felony counts (two for aggravated assault and two for false imprisonment).

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Rittenhouse: Can Kyle Avoid Being Sued Under WI Self-Defense Immunity Law?

Kyle Rittenhouse has been acquitted of all the criminal charges against him, the only possible verdict consistent with justice in a case with this evidence and law.  Having been acquitted in criminal court, he is now free of any possible criminal liability for his actions in lawfully defending himself on August 25, 2020. Now, however,

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