The jury ignored the fact that Georgia's self-defense law only required the arresting party to suspect Arbery of commiting a felony. As the jury are not mind readers, there is no way for them to dispute the lawful detainer based on the evidence supplied. Ergo, the stop was inarguably valid. Ergo Arbery initiating violence automatically makes it self defense.
The jury ignoring all evidence is a procedural violation.
If the jury found that the evidence presented was convincing beyond a reasonable doubt that they did not suspect jogger boy of committing a felony, then there's no procedural violation.
There was enough reasonable doubt to acquit several times over. The jury are just anti-white racists.
I agree, but I'm talking about what legal grounds the defense has for appeal.
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