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With malice aforethought which can be formed in an instant. >> it has nothing to do with anger or hatred for a person. instead, it deal exclusively with the concept of intent, intent to kill, intent to cause serious bodily harm. >> reporter: the prosecutor telling the jury a self-defense claim cannot apply when you create the danger and confront an unarmed victim >> this isnt the wild west he moved toward mr. arbery with a gun. >> reporter: a message they hope sticks with the jury >> whats poten...

Reports from brunswick, georgia. >> reporter: for the family and friends of ahmaud arbery, after months of agony, the jury in this case now deliberating. >> i do think that we will come back with a guilty verdict. we will get justice for ahmaud. >> reporter: at points during the prosecutions rebuttal, graphic photographs of the crime scene causing ahmaud arberys mom to cover her face. three men in this case face nine charges, including aggravated assault and murder with mall as aforethought, whi...

"If the lesser-included offenses are still felonies, then it could support a felony murder conviction," defense attorney Richard Lawson told Newsweek.

You you dont even have to get to those questions. greg mcmichael pulled no trigger. how could the state seek a conviction for malice murder as greg stood in the bed of the pickup truck on the phone with 911 as the fatal shots were fired? as a party to the crime. you were told about the law that the judge will give you. if someone intentionally helps or aids or procures or hires or assists in the commission of a crime, they can be as guilty as the principal, as the person who fired the shots, but...

I suggest to you you dont have to get to those questions. greg mcmichael pulled no trigger. how could the state seek a conviction for malice murder as greg stood in the bed of the pickup truck on the phone with 911 as the fatal shots were fired as a party to the crime? told you about the law that the judge will give you. if someone intentionally helps or aids or procures or hires or assists in the commission of a crime, they can be as guilty as the principal, as the person who fired the shots. b...

Burglaries, and his chilling plan to fix them. >> i did say to him oh, my gosh, you know, have you called the police? and he says well the [ bleep ] wont do anything about it. and then he mentioned that he wouldnt mind if a couple did come by, because he wouldnt mind shooting a couple of them also. >> her co-worker told the jury she heard it, too. >> he was going to kill them. take care of it. >> did he use those words, "take care of it"? >> i think it was, "fix it." >> do you recall him saying ...

Before the shooting. she said karma came in ranting about his chilling plan to kill them. >> i said, oh, my gosh. did you call the police? he said the [ bleep ] police will not do anything about it. then he had mentioned that he wouldnt mind if a couple did come by because he wouldnt mind shooting a couple of them also. >> her coworker told the jury she heard it, too. >> he was going to kill them. take care of it. >> did he use those words, take care of it? >> i think it was fix it. >> do you re...

Burglaries, and his chilling plan to fix them. >> i did say to him oh, my gosh, you know, have you called the police? and he says the police will not do anything about it. and then he had mentioned that he wouldnt mind if a couple did come back because he wouldnt mind shooting a couple of them also. >> her co-worker told the jury she heard it, too. >> he was going to kill them. take care of it. >> did he use those words, "take care of it"? >> i think it was, "fix it." >> do you recall him saying...

Joey, youre the attorney, but i see this as a potential strategy for a defense because if you excluded the fact that you could not find dna on the neck or fingers, you could say we dont know the cause of death, and a murder charge becomes more difficult. >> what do you think, joey? >> in real life, im a defense attorney. i used to be a prosecutor. so let me put that hat on now. who cares, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, whether it was a strangulation, he hit their head or something else. the f...

Ranting about his recent burglaries, and his chilling plan to fix them. >> i did say to him oh, my gosh, you know, have you called the police? and he says the fing police will not do anything about it. and then he had mentioned that he wouldnt mind if a couple did come back because he wouldnt mind shooting a couple of them also. >> her co-worker told the jury she heard it, too. >> he was going to kill them. take care of it. >> did he use those words, "take care of it"? >> i think it was, "fix it...