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The defendants' attorneys, but you also have all three of them face federal hate crimes charges. what does that mean to kind of this entire thing if you will, knowing that this federal trial is set to begin next month? >> what it means, kate, is that the three men are likely to never see the outside of a prison cell. even if the judge in the state case gives a sentence that is 30 years with the possibility of parole is very likely given what we saw in the state trial that they will be convicted on those federal hate crime charges. and that will carry with it yet another potential life sentence...

The attorney of one of the defendants, william "roddie" bryan, offering motions, attempting to get the motions accepted by the judge before the hearing for the sentencing could actually begin. the judge denied the motions and we have just in the past couple of minutes moved on to the state presenting its case, if you will. whatever new evidence it may want to present, and to determine -- explain why they believe that the sentence is applicable and really here in the situation, what is important to know is that life in prison is the sentence that goes with the charges, these three men were conv...

>> i laid you to rest. i told you i love you and, someday, somehow, i would get you justice. >> reporter: his mother spoke directly to her son, and to the men responsible for his death. >> these men have chose to lie and attack my son and his surviving family. they each have knno remorse, an do not deserve any len leniency. this wasn't a case of mistaken identity or mistaken fact. they chose -- they chose to target my son, when they couldn't sufficiently scare him or intimidate him, they killed him. >> reporter: taking aim at a defense attorney's comments during the trial. >> his long, dirty t...

In the state court, the prosecutors made a calculated decision to downplay the issue of race. we know there was an issue about the confederate flag license plate that the mcmichaels had and the judge ruled that plate could come into evidence but the prosecutors made a tactical decision on not to introduce that into evidence. we know there is social media posts of travis mcmichael, where he's used racial slurs and made other derogatory remarks with respect to people of color, all of that evidence will be front and center in the federal hate crime trial because that trial is all about the three ...

I did the day you were born. raising you was the honor of my life and i'm very proud of you. your honor, these men have chose to lie, and attack my son and his surviving family. they each have no remorse and do not deserve any leniency. this wasn't a case of mistaken identity or mistaken fact. they chose to target my son because they didn't want him in their community. they chose to treat him differently than other people who frequently visited their community. and when they couldn't