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nine and i ll address each of the underlying or predicate felonies in a moment. but right now i want to talk about something called proximate cause. because to support any of the felony murder counts, there has to be a causal relationship to the death of ahmaud arbery. and there is no such relationship in this case. without trying to put words in the court s mouth, i think the court is going to charge you i m not there yet. you may find the defendant guilty of felony murder if you believe that mr. bryan caused the death of mr. arbery, regardless of whether mr. bryan intended the death to occur. that s felony murder. there must be some causal connection between the felony and the death. the court, i believe, will instrict you that felony murder is not established simply because the death occurred at the same time or shortly after the felony was attempted or committed. the burden on the state such

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