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Jews in germany. >> reporter: do you compare whats happening to the holocaust? >> you know what is so sad? im afraid to answer your question because i will be attacked for saying that. i mean, people say that that is what it is like. theyre like, we feel like thats happening. >> i think it is clear through her online postings and the letter to the judge that shes all over the map on whether she accepts responsibility for her actions. >> ill end up losing weight in prison. >> reporter: her posts ...

Of parole. the other man, william �*roddy�* bryan — thats the man who took the infamous video footage — he was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole, but he will be 82 years old before he gets to enjoy that right, if he lives that long. yeah, its a really tragic case, david. is there a sense that change is slowly, but is taking place in america, because obviously, weve been seeing quite a few of these cases recently — high—profile racial cases like that of george floyd, an...

Least. when i say appropriate, i mean is legal. i believe theres been some discussion about the differences between mr. bryan and the mcmichaels. there may be some differences, but it does not change the fact that was it not for the fact that mr. bryan used his vehicle in a way to impede mr. arberys course of travel, this may not have ever occurred, and that is sufficient for felony murder. he did cooperate with law enforcement. ill point out mr. goff 17 (10) 1b. the court sentences mr. bryan

Sentence. i have no doubt that he will give roddie bryan the individualized sentence he deserves. >> reporter: roddie bryan chased behind the pickup truck that was driven by the mcmichaels. bryan is the one who recorded the video that went viral and led to the charges against these three men. the mcmichaels, of course, chasing 25-year-old ahmaud arbery through their neighborhood in a pickup truck before they gunned him down. now, that video is something that the family of ahmaud arbery had to se...

Created a distinction and difference with respect to william roddie bryan on why he gave him parole with ash -- and where the judge gave them the possibility of appeal. >> this judge had a lot to say. possibly some of it -- some of it the defendants might try to mine on an appeal, but most of it seemed pretty straightforward. in a sense he maxed out -- excuse me, he almost maxed out the mcmichaels. >> almost, yeah. >> almost, and by that i mean life without the possibility of parole plus 20 was ...

>> thank you, your honor. our second motion is a motion to declare unconstitutional the mandatory life sentence for felony murder for discreet class of offenders and alternative motion to bar in position of life sentence. the previous motion addressed whether or not mr. bryan was eligible under the eighth amendment for a sentence of life without parole. this motion challenges whether mr. bryan can be sentenced to a mandatory life sentence for felony murder, both as a class of individuals, who ha...

Mike: more brutal crime in new york city. a woman pronounced dead on the scene after being pushed into oncoming subway at the time square station for the latest on the rising crime in new york city, bryan llenas joins me live, hello, bryan. reporter: new year same crime issue for new york city in the first days in 2022 compared to same time last year. overall crime is up 30%, murders are up 33%, robberies up 25%, shooting incidents up 15%. auto grand larsenig up 32% and on thursday man arrested ...

Facts are in dispute in this case. thats our first motion. >> anything from the state? >> yes, your honor. the recent felony murder is felony murder and different from malice murder is because of the lack of specific intent to commit the murder. as we all know, when a co-defendant kills -- when a co-defendant -- two men go into a convenience store, and they attack the convenience store clerk and the clerk defended himself, shoots and kills one of the armed robbers, the first armed robber is resp...

As a defense attorney yourself, what would you point to/from that? >> well, one thing i heard and probably will never be able to prove it, never will know for sure because the judge will never say is i think he viewed bryan as a more sympathetic figure, as someone who was different -- very different, and he said as much. but i think if the judge was being honest, he might say that he would have expected bryan could have been aquilted, at least acquitted on the murder charges, maybe on some of th...

And released on $1,000 bail for that charge. a year ago today, just outside of san francisco, he was arrested for vandalizing a car and biting a police officer. he served a little more than four months behind bars and at some point made his way back to l.a. and that fateful day a week ago. we expect smiths initial arraignment to happen tomorrow. his bail in the meantime has been set at $2 million. sandra? >> sandra: jonathan hunt, thank you. the manhattan district attorney facing questions as cr...