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November 16, 2021

Judge Rejects Defense Request to Bar Black Pastors from Trial of Ahmaud Arbery's Killers
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Meanwhile in Georgia, the trial is continuing for the three white men
who hunted down and shot dead Ahmaud Arbery, a black jogger. On Monday
judge Timothy Walmsley rejected a request from defense attorneys to
declare a mistrial. The judge also said it was "reprehensible" for the
defense to object to Black Pastors being allowed to sit with Arbery
family's in the courtroom. Last week defense attorney Kevin Goff said
"We don't want any more Black pastors coming in here." He cited the
presence of the Rev. Jesse Jackson who hadn't actually attended the
trial. On Monday, Rev. Jackson traveled to Georgia to sit with the
Arbery family, prompting this remark from attorney Kevin Gough.

Kevin Gough "Your honor, I would submit, with all respect to the
Reverend Jesse Jackson, that this is no different than bringing in
police officers or uniformed prison guards in a small town where a young
black man has been accused of assaulting a law enforcement officer or
corrections officer."



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