Ahmaud Arbery defendant asks for plea deal, Arbery attorney says

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: CBS News

Lawyers for one of the defendants in the trial of the killing of Ahmaud Arbery have asked prosecutors for a plea deal, Arbery family attorney Lee Merritt told CBS News. Merritt said the prosecution "turned it down — flat out."

The request came from attorneys for William "Roddie" Bryan — the man who admitted to pursuing and boxing in Arbery with his vehicle and filmed the fatal shooting in Brunswick, Georgia last year, Merritt said.

Merritt told CBS News he believes the request means Bryan is "concerned about the strength of the state's case."

Bryan is on trial alongside Travis McMichael, and his father, Gregory McMichael.



Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/lawyers-ahmaud-arbery-defendant-ask-125900856.html

[marble falls]

1. Because if the prosecutor is struggling, that mean one should bargain.

[RockRaven]

3. Defense attorney denies it, flat out.

Who knows?

[iluvtennis]

4. Actively followed this trial - prosecutor has done outstanding job. Only one of the 3 defendants

testified - this Bryan guy and McMicheal (the father) didn't testify.

Listened to judge and lawyers do the jury instructions today.

In my humble opinion, all 3 defendants will be found guilty.

[Scottie Mom]

5. I agree - all will be found guilty. EOM.

[Decoy of Fenris]

7. Yeah, this is an open and shut case.

There's no wiggle room at all for the defendants. This should be a quick one.

[liberalla]

6. This 'Roddie' fellow, who also videoed the chase, might've fared better if he'd

come forward earlier, and offered to testify against the McMichael father/son circus....
But at this point, it's way too late.

[iluvtennis]

11. + agree. n/t

[DiegoGarcia]

8. This trial will also go the way of M Brown, N Sandman & K Rittenhouse

because it will be judged based on the facts by a jury, not by public opinion (which is being fed nonsense by big media), just saying.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

9. Bullshit!

This was murder. What bullshit are we being fed, Diego? I'll wait.

[MustLoveBeagles]

10. That's what I'd like to know

[iluvtennis]

12. x 2. n/t

[ShazzieB]

13. Seriously?

I see this is your second post. Did you sign on just to troll about the Arbery case?

Enjoy your stay while you can.

[malletgirl02]

18. Unfortunately that poster is still here.

I alerted his post, but it is still up. Apparently right wing talking points are fine on DU.

[Decoy of Fenris]

15. Like hell it will.

This case, like Rittenhouse, is clear cut; The perps chased down and killed their victim, hunting him outright. The only thing you might be able to hang on the victim's head was that he wasn't capable of defending himself, but that's not exactly a sin and his killers need to spend a few decades behind bars. The man was no threat and had done no wrong, but these racist vigilantes took his skin color as a crime and executed him for it.

[American Interregnum]

16. They don't have a Chance in Hell

Kevin Gough saw to that!

[rsdsharp]

17. I take this with a large grain of salt. The only way this guy

would know of the request is if the prosecutor told him, and since it was “flat out” turned down, what purpose would it serve for the prosecution to be discussing it? The jury isn’t going to hear if it, and the judge isn’t happy with “Roddy’s” attorney already.