The jury consisted of 11 white jurors and one black juror Will continue to consider soon about the charges against which Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael, and their accomplice William “Roddie” Bryan Jr., three men are accused of chasing and killing 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery.
According to CNN’s analysis of jury data, nine white women, two white men, and one black man served on the trial jury, with two white women and one black man. White man served as a substitute juror, according to CNN’s analysis of juror data.
The 12-member jury and three surrogates were selected after a jury selection process that lasted two and a half weeks and included the summoning of 1,000 potential jurors from the coastal community. South Georgia.
Georgia’s Glynn County is about 70% White and 27% Black, according to the United States Census Bureau.
Makeup judges was challenged by the state at the end of the jury selection process. Chief Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski claimed defense attorneys attacked qualified Black jurors and based some of their strikes on race.
The judge overseeing the case said, “This Court found that there appeared to be intentional discrimination,” but ruled that the case could be proceeded with jurors selected for the sake of the judge. defense can give valid reasons, in addition to race, why other Black jurors have been dismissed.
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