{"id":1052733,"date":"2021-11-24T16:29:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T21:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1052733"},"modified":"2021-11-24T16:29:22","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T21:29:22","slug":"neighbor-convicted-in-ahmaud-arbery-murder-will-seek-new-trial-says-attorney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/neighbor-convicted-in-ahmaud-arbery-murder-will-seek-new-trial-says-attorney\/","title":{"rendered":"Neighbor Convicted In Ahmaud Arbery Murder Will Seek New Trial, Says Attorney"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fneighbor-convicted-in-ahmaud-arbery-murder-will-seek-new-trial-says-attorney%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1052733&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An attorney for William \u201cRoddie\u201d Bryan \u2014 the neighbor who joined in the pursuit of Ahmaud Arbery before he was killed \u2014 said Wednesday afternoon that he will seek a new trial, following a jury\u2019s decision to find his client guilty of felony murder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we disagree with the verdict, we must respect it,\u201d said attorney Kevin Gough, who represented Bryan in the case. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2021\/11\/24\/us\/ahmaud-arbery-murder-trial\">The New York Times<\/a>, Gough said that he plans to file the motion for the new trial next week.<\/p>\n<p>A lawyer for Travis McMichael separately told reporters that the father and son \u201chonestly believe what they were doing was the right thing to do\u201d and plan to appeal the guilty verdict, according to The Times.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes after Bryan was found guilty of felony murder, aggravated assault, and false imprisonment in the death of Arbery, a 25-year-old Georgia man who was killed last year. Bryan was one of the three men who pursued Arbery the day he was shot, and the video he recorded was key both to bringing the case to public attention and to the trial itself.<\/p>\n<p>The other two men, Gregory McMichael and Travis McMichael, who are father and son, were also found guilty of felony murder, aggravated assault, and false imprisonment on Wednesday. Travis, additionally, was found guilty of malice murder.<\/p>\n<p>All three men face up to a maximum of life in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the trial, Gough repeatedly sought mistrial motions, including this week as the jury was about to begin deliberating. On Monday, the attorney argued that the \u201cfigurative mob\u201d had become a \u201cliteral mob\u201d outside the courthouse. The judge denied the mistrial request, noting that security had not brought the circumstances outside the court to his attention.<\/p>\n<p>Gough also drew attention to himself after he complained about the number of \u201cblack pastors\u201d who were attending the trial \u2014 a comment that was, apparently, a response to Al Sharpton\u2019s presence in the courtroom. The judge responded to Gough\u2019s remarks by saying, \u201cI can tell you this: I\u2019m not going to start blanketly excluding members of the public from this courtroom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During closing arguments, Gough <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/defense-attorney-files-mistrial-motion-in-ahmaud-arbery-murder-trial\">said<\/a> that Bryan was armed \u201conly with a cell phone,\u201d as The Daily Wire previously reported.&nbsp;\u201cRoddie Bryan was not aware of any intention, and could not be a party to the crime of malice murder, because he can\u2019t intentionally help commit a crime he doesn\u2019t know is underway,\u201d said Gough.<\/p>\n<p>Bryan, along with Gregory McMichael, was ultimately found guilty of felony murder but not malice murder.<\/p>\n<p>After the judge read the verdict, Wanda Cooper-Jones, Arbery\u2019s mother, said she \u201cnever\u201d expected this day to come.&nbsp;\u201cBut God is good,\u201d she said. \u201cThank you \u2014 thank you for those who marched, those who prayed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ben Crump, an attorney for the Arbery family, said: \u201cNothing will bring back Ahmaud, but his family will have some peace knowing the men who killed him will remain behind bars and can never inflict their brand of evil on another innocent soul.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An attorney for William \u201cRoddie\u201d Bryan \u2014 the neighbor who joined in the pursuit of Ahmaud Arbery before he was killed \u2014 said Wednesday afternoon that he will seek a new trial, following a jury\u2019s decision to find his client guilty of felony murder.\u201cWhile we disagree with the verdict, we must respect it,\u201d said attorney Kevin Gough, who represented Bryan in the case. According to The New York Times, Gough said that he plans to file the motion for the new trial next week.A lawyer for Travis McMichael separately told reporters that the father and son \u201chonestly believe what they were doing was the right thing to do\u201d and plan to appeal the guilty verdict, according to The Times.The move comes after Bryan was found guilty of felony murder, aggravated assault, and false imprisonment in the death of Arbery, a 25-year-old Georgia man who was killed last year. Bryan was one of the three men who pursued Arbery the day he was shot, and the video he recorded was key both to bringing the case to public attention and to the trial itself.The other two men, Gregory McMichael and Travis McMichael, who are father and son, were also found guilty of felony murder, aggravated assault, and false imprisonment on Wednesday. Travis, additionally, was found guilty of malice murder.All three men face up to a maximum of life in prison.Throughout the trial, Gough repeatedly sought mistrial motions, including this week as the jury was about to begin deliberating. On Monday, the attorney argued that the \u201cfigurative mob\u201d had become a \u201cliteral mob\u201d outside the courthouse. The judge denied the mistrial request, noting that security had not brought the circumstances outside the court to his attention.Gough also drew attention to himself after he complained about the number of \u201cblack pastors\u201d who were attending the trial \u2014 a comment that was, apparently, a response to Al Sharpton\u2019s presence in the courtroom. The judge responded to Gough\u2019s remarks by saying, \u201cI can tell you this: I\u2019m not going to start blanketly excluding members of the public from this courtroom.\u201dDuring closing arguments, Gough said that Bryan was armed \u201conly with a cell phone,\u201d as The Daily Wire previously reported.\u00a0\u201cRoddie Bryan was not aware of any intention, and could not be a party to the crime of malice murder, because he can\u2019t intentionally help commit a crime he doesn\u2019t know is underway,\u201d said Gough.Bryan, along with Gregory McMichael, was ultimately found guilty of felony murder but not malice murder.After the judge read the verdict, Wanda Cooper-Jones, Arbery\u2019s mother, said she \u201cnever\u201d expected this day to come.\u00a0\u201cBut God is good,\u201d she said. \u201cThank you \u2014 thank you for those who marched, those who prayed.\u201dBen Crump, an attorney for the Arbery family, said: \u201cNothing will bring back Ahmaud, but his family will have some peace knowing the men who killed him will remain behind bars and can never inflict their brand of evil on another innocent soul.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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