Mcmichaels Case News Today

Didnt happen in terms of evidence, that didnt come out in the state case. so we might get more information what surrounded this shooting. outside of that, talking to community leaders in the brunswick area, they believe that first case went very well in terms of the trial, and they want to make sure the community stays calm. theyre talking to all the stakeholders, especially the church leaders in this community to make them understand how this progress will go forward, especially with this being...

Cnns ryan young has more from brunswick, georgia. >> boris, christie, good morning. there are a lot of questions surrounding this case. of course, the three men who were accused in this crime have already been convicted in state court. now, in federal court, two of the men, the mcmichaels, had decided to plead guilty because they had received a plea deal. that thplea deal was rejected, they pulled back their guilty plea. now youre going to have opening -- in terms of them trying to find a jury t...

And so if theyre going to spend their time in the state system and then have to serve their federal time, which would typically be the requirements, since they were convicted first in the state court, then they decide to move ahead and sort of roll the dice with this trial. >> tra >> in the state trial, youll recall that prosecutors meticulously pieced together a timeline of events that led to ahmaud arberys murder, but theres additional information that will be presented to the jury in the fede...

To be the main sticking point was where they would spend their time in jail. as you know, theyve been convicted and sentenced to life without parole. they would serve that in a state prison. but here, its saying that the deal was struck that they would spend at least 30 years in a federal system. and that didnt seem to be to the judges satisfaction, which is, of course, her right, as the sentencing judge, so she said, im not going to accept that nor am i going to be bound by this. you can keep y...

This federal trial. >> its going to be tough to find somebody who has not heard about the case, and thats not the standard, but whether or not they form some opinion about the case. and i think that -- thats part of the question here. and were those problems, those racial elements and things of jury selection and how the jury was made up, is that going to be an issue that may cause some problems for the state case on appeal? i dont know. but its certainly something to think about here. i dont kn...

Arbery was killed. and so well hear things, im sure, we dont know all of this yet, because its not in the public domain, but we know about some texts that are out there that are disgusting and comments that were made in the past and perhaps some things that are dealing with whether or not there was the confederate flag on the truck and well hear about that. and the prosecutor having to do now in the federal case show that this racial motivation was the motive behind the killing. >> and michael, ...