one of the lesser defendants, you want the jury to essentially forgot about your client, so i think the theme this afternoon when we hear from the lawyers for gregory mcmichael and for rode bryan is going to be what did my guy do? i think the lawyer for the father says my guy was old, having health problems, he was just in the bed of the truck and i think the lawyer for roddy bryan is going to say my guy wasn t even physically there. he was down the street. the prosecutor did a really good job anticipating that because she explained to the jury very early on accomplice liability, party to a crime meaning if you did anything to help this along to promote it, you re liable for the crime so watch that for an important battleground this afternoon. areva, how challenge something for a prosecutor to try a case against three different defendants who had different roles but are all face the same charges? it can be really complicated, because the jurors will have to parse this out and deter
prosecutor gets back up later this afternoon, look for her to argue to the jury you don t have to believe him. in fact you should not believe his it can. areva, the defense is only halfway through the closing arguments. they have about three hours to do all of them, and throughout the trial they argued these men were attempting a citizen s arrest, that they were trying to detain arbery because they thought he had burglarized a house and travis mcmichael s attorney really made that a focus of his closing arguments with this big setup about crime in the neighborhood. let s listen. you heard about satilla shores from several witnesses who came to talk to you about what they were experiencing in this once idyllic neighborhood. you heard a lot of people saying why call the police what s the point? the crime is over and people are gone, but they told you that what was happening in their neighborhood scared them. it caused them concern.
law becomes intertwined in heartache and tragedy. because you do have the right to perform a citizen s arrest. you do have the right to have a firearm when you make an arrest. you do have the right to stop a person and to hold them and to detain them for police, and there is risk with that, and there are tragic consequences that can come from that. reporter: ana, as can you imagine, this has been tough for both families when it comes to everything that has been happening inside the court. we do know at one point that ahmaud arbery s mother walked out of court as they were talking and showing pictures so when you put all of this together you understand the pressure on this community, especially as these closing arguments continue. ana? ryan young, thank you. with us now is cnn senior legal analyst ely hopig, former prosecutor and areva martin.