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Defense lawyer in Ahmaud Arbery trial asks for Jesse Jackson to be removed from court

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A defense lawyer for one of the three white men charged with murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man, in their southern Georgia neighborhood unsuccessfully asked a Georgia judge to remove Rev. Jesse Jackson from the courtroom on Monday. The request by Kevin Gough comes after his similarly unsuccessful attempt last week to get the court to prevent any more "Black

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National Review

Judge Rejects Defense Request to Remove Jesse Jackson from Ahmaud Arbery Trial

The defense argued that the presence of a civil rights icon could prejudice the jury.

3 years ago·United States

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Times Live

Defense tries to have Jesse Jackson removed from court in trial for Ahmaud Arbery death

A lawyer for one of the three white men charged with murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man, in their southern Georgia neighborhood failed in an attempt to have the judge remove civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson from the courtroom on Monday.

3 years ago·Johannesburg, South Africa

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CBN

Tensions Flare in Arbery Death Trial as Jesse Jackson Visits

A judge denied mistrial requests Monday at the trial of three white men charged with murdering Ahmaud Arbery after defense attorneys claimed jurors were tainted by weeping from the gallery where the slain Black man's parents sat with the Rev. Jesse Jackson.

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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The Mercury news

Tensions flare at Arbery trial as Rev. Jackson visits

By Russ Bynum | Associated PressBRUNSWICK, Ga. — A judge denied mistrial requests Monday at the trial of three white men charged with murdering Ahmaud Arbery after defense attorneys claimed jurors were tainted by weeping from the gallery where the slain Black man’s parents sat with the Rev. Jesse Jackson.The morning’s testimony was largely disrupted by arguments outside the jury’s presence over Jackson’s appearance. The judge said he found one d…

3 years ago·San Jose, United States

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Las Vegas Sun

Tensions flare in Arbery death trial as Jesse Jackson visits

3 years ago·Las Vegas, United States

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CBS 46

Defense attorney tries to have Rev. Jesse Jackson removed from court, mistrial denied

ATLANTA (CBS46) — Defense Attorney Kevin Gough asked for Reverend Jesse Jackson to leave the courtroom and sit at a jury room next door to watch the trial on a live stream. Gough argued for a second time in a…

3 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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