05-19-2020, 11:09 PM
However, the prosecutors will almost certainly attempt to use McMichael's failures as a police officer to establish/create context that bolsters their case.
And, the defense attorneys will almost certainly attempt to use the charges Arbery faced in his younger days to paint him as a bad person, and as a 'threat' to the McMichaels against which they were simply defending themselves.
It will be interesting to see if a judge allows any of the past crimes and histories to be admissible in court if the assault and murder case against the McMichaels makes it to a jury.
And, the defense attorneys will almost certainly attempt to use the charges Arbery faced in his younger days to paint him as a bad person, and as a 'threat' to the McMichaels against which they were simply defending themselves.
It will be interesting to see if a judge allows any of the past crimes and histories to be admissible in court if the assault and murder case against the McMichaels makes it to a jury.