A judge will determine if defense attorneys can use Ahmaud Arbery’s mental health records to help absolve his alleged killers during their respective murder trials later this year.
Superior Court Judge Timothy R. Wamsley, the judge presiding over all three cases, heard two days of arguments May 12 and 13 in a Brunswick courtroom. It was a pivotal hearing in the cases against the three white men accused of hunting Arbery down and killing him.
William “Roddie” Bryan, Greg McMichael, 65, and his 35-year-old son Travis face life in prison without the possibility of parole if they’re convicted of murder. Jury selection is set to begin Oct. 18 to decide their fates.
May 13, 2021
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(ATLANTA) A Georgia judge on Thursday said he wants to review Ahmaud Arbery’s mental health records in private to determine if he will allow them to be used at the trial of three white defendants accused of tracking down the 25-year-old Black man and shooting him to death.
Chatham County Superior Court Judge Timothy R. Walmsley, who was appointed to preside over the the Glynn County, Georgia, case, ordered prosecutors and defense attorneys to submit the records to him and prepare him written briefs within 20 to 30 days on why they are or are not relevant in the high-profile murder case.
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Judge still considers whether to allow jury to see evidence of Ahmaud Arbery s mental health
The Eastern Circuit Judge presiding over the trial connected to the three men who killed Ahmaud Arbery has still not decided on whether a jury will hear about his past mental health issues. Share Updated: 11:18 PM EDT May 13, 2021
Judge still considers whether to allow jury to see evidence of Ahmaud Arbery s mental health
The Eastern Circuit Judge presiding over the trial connected to the three men who killed Ahmaud Arbery has still not decided on whether a jury will hear about his past mental health issues.
Attorneys for three white men charged with Arbery’s murder say jurors should hear evidence that the victim was aggressive toward authority figures and was diagnosed with a serious mental illness.
Jason Sheffield, an attorney representing Travis McMichael, argued Wednesday that a jury should hear evidence of Ahmaud Arbery’s criminal history and mental illness. (via screenshot)
(CN) Three white men charged with the fatal shooting of Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery appeared in Georgia state court Wednesday for a pretrial hearing on a dozen motions, many of them related to questions about whether evidence of the victim’s criminal history and mental illness can be presented at the October trial.