Judge wants to review Ahmaud Arbery s mental health records
Men charged in killing of Ahmaud Arbery plead not guilty to hate crime charges UP NEXT 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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Men charged in killing of Ahmaud Arbery plead not guilty to hate crime charges
The three were indicted on hate crime charges in April by a federal grand jury.Lewis M. Levine/AP
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.
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BRUNSWICK, Ga. – A judge on Thursday ordered at a pretrial hearing that Ahmaud Arbery’s personal mental health records be sealed but also ordered defense attorneys to provide further explanation as to why the records are relevant to the state murder case against the three men facing a fall trial in the slaying of the 25-year-old Black man.
Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley wants more time before making a final decision on whether evidence of Arbery’s past encounters with law enforcement and history of mental health evaluations can be shown to a jury at trial in October. He said he wants to know what specific evidence the defense wants to show a jury and why it is relevant and he wants those answers on paper in the next 20 days.
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In this image from video, Gregory McMichael, second from right, is led by security officers from the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga., Wednesday, May 12, 2021. A Georgia judge will continue hearing legal motions Thursday in the murder case of three men facing a fall trial in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who was chased and shot after being spotted running in the defendants neighborhood. (AP Photo/Lewis M. Levine) May 13, 2021 - 1:23 PM
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) â A judge said Thursday he will review under seal mental health records of Ahmaud Arbery to decide whether they can be used by defense attorneys to support their case that the slaying of the 25-year-old Black man was an act of self-defense.
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Yesterday we looked at a motion filed by the defense in the trial of Travis and Greg McMichael, asking for Ahmaud Arbery’s criminal record to be brought up as relevant evidence. Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley declined to rule on that motion, ordering both the prosecutors and the defense to submit written opinions in the next 20 to 40 days. A separate motion by the defense was tabled, with the judge expected to announce today whether he will allow the request to proceed. The McMichaels’ attorneys have asked that details of Arbery’s mental health be allowed to be entered as evidence. Judge Walmsley declined to issue a decision on that request, postponing his ruling while deciding overnight if Arbery’s personal medical records are relevant and applicable to the matter at hand. A decision is expected today, but prosecutors are once again crying foul. They’re accusing the defense of yet another tactic seeking to blame Arbery’s death on his