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People to capture runaway slaves and the fact that it was repealed after this incident will be used by the defense to make the point that it was legal what they did, making this arrest, quote, unquote, of this unarmed african-american was legal under georgia law at the time. we'll see what the jury thinks. this county, glen county is 27% black. one of the 15 people available for the jury is black. are there any rules in juries about being somewhat representative of the community? >> the jury pool has to represent the community, but there's no right to a black person on a case involving race al...

Attorney Gerald Griggs said it is highly "disturbing" that one Black juror was chosen to be on the super-charged Ahmaud Arbery murder trial. 

And in the end, it will be a nearly all-white jury that decides the fate of three white men accused of killing a black man. >> there's so much wrong with what happened in this trial. it has been racialized from the beginning. that was done purposefully by the defense. >> reporter: outside the courthouse, outrage and disappointment. >> we want people to understand that in this moment that there has to be some serious work done in our country. >> reporter: while more than a quarter of the residents in glen county where the trial is taking place are black, a nearly all white jury, 11 white member...

Make during the course of the trial and at the end of the trial. you're absolutely correct to point out that this jury is not reflective of the population of glen county. it is not even reflective of the people that were found qualified to serve many the case. so after 2 1/2 weeks of jury selection, they were left with about 25% african-americans in the pool and then all but one of those were struck. so this is a very different jury for glen county, and it's going to be interesting to see how this plays out. >> that alone is getting a lot of attention nationwide. those are the headlines we're ...

Agreed the juror should be dismissed. the judge emphasized that the public needs to be confident that it is a fair trial. now it leaves us with 19 in total, 11 women and now 8 men. at this point we are expecting prosecutors to continue to call witnesses. >> thank you very much. great reporting. i want to turn to the trial of three white men accused of murdering an unarmed black man shot and killed while jogging last year. martin, hello to you. the jury made up of 11 white jurors and one african-american. tell us about the racial makeup of the community and how it happened. >> many are wonderin...