Ahmaud Arbery: Nearly all-white jury chosen in black jogger murder trial

The defense struck 24 potential jurors: 13 white and 11 black. The prosecution struck 12 potential jurors: all white.

Defense struck more whites than blacks. Prosecution struck ONLY whites. But of course it is the defense that was racially biased.

The case itself is racially charged. And every one of the jurors the defense struck had provided an indication of having reached conclusions or having fixed thinking even before evidence had been presented - most based on race.

It is not the defense's fault that almost all of the black potential jurors (and a good number of the white ones) indicated they were incapable of being unbiased.


Does it LOOK bad? Sure. But looks can be deceiving.

We'll have to wait and see how the trial goes.