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His hands were tied when it came to jury selection. >> this court has found that there appears to be intentional discrimination in the panel. quite a few african-american jurors were excused through preemptory strikes exercised by the defense. but that doesn't mean that the court has the authority to reseat, and the court is not going to place upon the defendants a finding that they are being disingenuous to the court or otherwise are not being truthful with the court when it comes to their reasons for striking these jurors. >> what do you think of what the judge here has to say, and if seemin...

Discrimination in the panel. quite a few african-american jurors were excused through preemptory strikes exercised by the defense. but that doesn't mean that the court has the authority to re-seat. >> you heard what he said explicitly. there appears to be intentional discrimination, so how do you interpret this? how do you think this could impact the outcome of the trial and whatever the verdict, does this pretty much guarantee another trial on appeal? >> there were 65 jurors qualified initially. of those 65, 12 of them were african-american, and the defense team used 11 strikes to go directly...

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Making the current composition of the jury nearly all white in rural georgia. right now there are 12 jurors on the case and three alternates, but only one of those 15 people is black. that makeup doesn't even come close to reflecting the actual demographics of the local population and even the judge presiding over the case condemned the defense's tactics that were clear as day to him, but he was powerless to stop it. >> this court has found that there appears to be intentional discrimination. quite a few african-american jurors were excused through preemptory strikes exercised by the defense, ...

Day one of the ahmaud arbery murder trial is already off to a controversial start due to the makeup of the jury. only one black man was selected for it after the defense struck down 11 of the 12 remaining prospective black jurors. the judge says the defense appeared to be discriminatory but still allowed the trial to move forward. >> quite a few african-american jurors were excused through preempry strikes exercised by the defense but that doesn't mean that the court has the authority to reseat. >> you'll recall arbery was shot and killed last year in brunswick, georgia while jogging down the ...