Attorneys representing three white men convicted of hate crimes in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery are appealing to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta to overturn their convictions. The case gained national attention after Arbery, a Black man, was chased and fatally shot by the men in a Georgia subdivision.
The men, Greg and Travis McMichael, along with William “Roddie” Bryan, were found guilty of murder in a Georgia state court in 2021. A federal trial in 2022 resulted in hate crime and attempted kidnapping convictions. The defense argues that evidence of past racist comments made by the men does not prove a racist intent in Arbery's killing.
