One Black juror, 11 whites to hear trial over Arbery slaying

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The justice successful the proceedings of 3 achromatic men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery has declined to override decisions successful assemblage enactment that near conscionable 1 Black juror connected the last sheet of 12.

Prosecutors had asked Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley connected Wednesday to reinstate 8 Black imaginable jurors.

They argued that defence lawyers struck them from the last assemblage due to the fact that of their race.

The U.S. Supreme Court has held that it’s unconstitutional to exclude radical from proceedings juries solely based connected race.

Walmsley said helium was constricted successful his quality to alteration the jury’s radical constitution arsenic defence attorneys gave nonracial reasons for striking imaginable jurors.

According to CNN, Arbery's parent was shocked erstwhile she learned determination would lone beryllium 1 Black juror.

"I mean, that was devastating," Wanda Cooper-Jones reportedly said.

Arbery was killed successful 2020. Prosecutors accidental helium was retired for a jog erstwhile helium chased and was gunned down.

However, defence attorneys assertion their clients suspected Arbery of stealing from a adjacent house. They assertion Arbery was changeable successful an enactment of self-defense.

Opening statements successful the proceedings are scheduled to statesman Friday.