Travis McMichael, guilty of malice murder, the most serious charge
https://twitter.com/joycewhitevance/status/1463577021569712129
Greg McMichael is found not guilty of malice murder but guilty of 4 counts of felony murder, which carries essentially the same potential penalty.
And Bryant is found guilty of 3 counts of felony murder
Murder in Georgia includes both malice murder & felony murder and carries a potential sentence of life in prison.
Malice murder is intentional murder - the intent can be either direct or implied from killing without provocation in a manner that demonstrates a “malignant heart.”
Felony murder is a killing that occurs during the commission of another felony - here prosecutors charged aggravated assault & false imprisonment. There is no need to prove intent as long as all the elements of the underlying crime are proven, along with the death.
An early prediction: defendants will plead guilty to federal charges now, out of a desire to serve their time in fed’l prison, not the Georgia state system
.@TheRevAl & @AttorneyCrump bring a message of unity, saying that it took a community of Black & white people to get justice for Ahmaud. They look to a future where Black lives matters & in the words of Ahmaud’s Dad, no parent has to go thru what his family has.
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