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

Welcome back to our ongoing coverage of the Ahmaud Arbery 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 Self Defense. Today the court proceeded with jury selection, or voir […]

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

Welcome back to our ongoing coverage of the Ahmaud Arbery 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 Self Defense. Today the court proceeded with jury selection, or voir

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

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 strikes permitted, and the general voir dire of the first

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

Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! I am, of course, Attorney Andrew Branca, for Law of Self Defense. Today I’d like to share with you seven demonstrably true facts surrounding the Ahmaud Arbery case that would appear to provide considerable context around Arbery’s deadly charge at Travis McMichael on February 23, 2020,

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Think Appellate Court Judges Understand Use-of-Force Law? Think Again

When I’m retained to consult on a use-of-force case it’s common that the client is a normal law-abiding citizen who has never before been in trouble with the law. Never before, that is, until the moment when they displayed their gun in what they believed was self-defense and found themselves charged with felony aggravated assault

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Rittenhouse: Prosecutors Trying AGAIN to Exclude Evidence Favorable to the Defense

Hey folks, Welcome back to our ongoing coverage of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. This week prosecutors in the Rittenhouse case have filed additional motions in limine—meaning, motions asking the court to exclude certain evidence from the trial. Motions in limine are a perfectly normal part of any pre-trial proceedings.  It’s important to remember that a

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Rittenhouse: Is the Gun Charge A Sinister Attack on Kyle’s Self-Defense?

Hey folks, Welcome to our ongoing Law of Self Defense coverage of the criminal trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. Today’s content is the second of a two-part discussion of the rather odd misdemeanor gun charge against Kyle Rittenhouse—odd in the serious that he is already charged with five very serious felony charges, including an intentional murder

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