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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