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Georgia man sentenced to death challenges state’s striking of Black jurors

SCOTUSBlog

This week, we highlight petitions that ask the court to consider, among other things, whether a Black man sentenced to death in Georgia after the state sought to strike all but one eligible Black juror can satisfy the heightened standard to challenge his conviction. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit upheld that decision.

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Georgia Deputy Under Investigation for Killing Black Driver Has History of Violence During Traffic Stops

The Crime Report

Buck Aldridge, the Camden County, Georgia sheriff’s deputy who recently fatally shot Leonard Cure, a Black man, at point-blank range during a traffic stop, has a history of excessive and violent behavior during similar stops, Russ Bynum reports for the Associated Press. Aldridge’s attorney said the video shows he fired in self-defense.

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Superior Court rules Arbery’s mental health records can’t be used at trial

JURIST

The Superior Court of Glynn County, Georgia ruled on Friday that Ahmaud Arbery’s mental health records could not be used as evidence in the trial against the three white men accused of killing the 25-year-old Black man. The defendants face charges of felony murder and false imprisonment. Arbery was unarmed.

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Federal jury indicts 3 men in Ahmaud Arbery killing

JURIST

A US federal grand jury indicted the three Georgia men Wednesday charged with “federal hate crimes and attempted kidnapping” in connection with the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested the McMichaels days after video footage surfaced showing the men following and cornering Arbery in pickup trucks.

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North Carolina man sentenced for threatening House Speaker Pelosi after US Capitol riot

JURIST

The US District Court for the District of Columbia Tuesday sentenced a North Carolina man to 28 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to a federal felony charge regarding a threat he made against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The trial followed an FBI investigation and prosecution by the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Colombia.

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Ohio grand jury declines to charge woman with abuse of corpse after at-home miscarriage

JURIST

Watts had initially been charged with felony abuse of a corpse in October after Warren County police found the remains of her pregnancy in her toilet and trash. In October, the Georgia Supreme Court upheld the state’s six-week abortion ban. The grand jury responded by returning a no bill—effectively dismissing the case.

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Off-duty Virginia police officer sentenced to 87 months for January 6 riot

JURIST

Attorney Matthew M. David Moerschel, 43, of Tampa, Florida, and Brian Ulrich, 43, of Guyton, Georgia, are similarly charged with federal offenses that include conspiracy, obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting, and entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds.