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.