Takeaways From the Ahmaud Arbery Murder Trial

U.S.|Here are 3 takeaways from the lawyers’ closing arguments.

The 2 sides successful the proceedings of the 3 men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery made their closing statements connected Monday. Prosecutors volition clasp disconnected making their rebuttal to the defence arguments until Tuesday morning, aft the assemblage told the justice that they wanted to spell location for the night. The justice besides said the assemblage would beryllium relocated to interior rooms successful the courthouse truthful they would not perceive the chants of demonstrators extracurricular the courthouse.

Here is simply a look astatine the cardinal closing arguments.

Prosecutor says determination was nary justification for attacking Arbery.

• Linda Dunikoski, the prosecutor, told the assemblage that each 3 men made assumptions astir Ahmaud Arbery, and had nary justification for chasing him due to the fact that they had nary grounds that helium had committed a transgression that day. “They made their determination to onslaught Ahmaud Arbery successful their driveways due to the fact that helium was a Black antheral moving down the street,” Ms. Dunikoski said.

The McMichaels’ lawyers accent vicinity extortion and self-defense.

• Defense lawyers for Gregory McMichael and his lad Travis McMichael said that their clients were hoping to execute a citizen’s apprehension erstwhile they chased Mr. Arbery successful a truck. The lawyers said their clients were disquieted astir an summation successful transgression successful their neighborhood, and were definite erstwhile they saw Mr. Arbery that helium was the intruder who had been seen lurking successful a partially constructed location wherever they were told determination had been thefts. Jason V. Sheffied, who represents Travis McMichael, said that erstwhile his lawsuit changeable Mr. Arbery, helium was acting successful self-defense due to the fact that helium was acrophobic for his life.

The 3rd defendant’s lawyer tries to region him from the case.

• Kevin Gough, the lawyer for William Bryan, known arsenic Roddie, made an effort to region his lawsuit from the McMichaels and their actions. Mr. Gough argued that Mr. Bryan, who recorded Mr. Arbery’s decease connected his cellphone, did not cognize that a transgression was underway and did thing to harm Mr. Arbery.