''Reasonableness' seems like a simple word, but it plays the most significant role in determining this case,' former federal prosecutor Michael McAuliffe said.
Jury deliberations in the case of Ahmaud Arbery's death began on Tuesday after a lengthy trial involving different defense attorneys for each of the three defendants and now, it will be up to the jurors to decide on the reasonableness of the actions of the three men who are accused of killing Arbery.
In order for a self-defense argument to be successful, jurors would have to determine that the threat Arbery posed to the McMichaels and Bryan was enough to justify their actions in killing the 25-year-old. The jurors to decide on the reasonableness of the actions of the three men who are accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery. Above, defendant Travis McMichael observes court proceedings during the trial for Arbery's shooting death at the Glynn County Courthouse on November 8, in Brunswick, Georgia.At the time of Arbery's death, citizen's arrests were permitted under Georgia law and allowed private citizens to arrest another without a warrant.
If the prosecution can successfully argue that the defendants did not have reason to believe Arbery had committed a felony, the three men could be found guilty of false imprisonment—a charge each of the men face.
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