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I thought Roddy Bryan should have had (4.00 / 1) (#68)
by McBain on Wed Nov 24, 2021 at 04:26:15 PM EST
his own trial.  

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NO ONE thinks the system is perfect. (none / 0) (#75)
by ladybug on Wed Nov 24, 2021 at 06:03:54 PM EST
Prosecutors are often too zealous and sometines too lax, as we have also seen in these recent days. But the sentence for Bryan does seem excessive, and here we may have real disagreements about the sentences that were received. What should be the sentence for his part?
 

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They haven't been sentenced yet (none / 0) (#91)
by McBain on Thu Nov 25, 2021 at 08:25:37 AM EST
As for Bryan's convictions, I don't really know enough about his case and the law to have a strong opinion but I don't think he benefited by being in the same trial as the McMichaels.  The George Floyd cops got split into two trials.  Why not do that here?  Was it just to save money?

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Did his attorney ask? (none / 0) (#92)
by oculus on Thu Nov 25, 2021 at 09:56:46 AM EST


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Apparently, he waited until late (none / 0) (#94)
by McBain on Thu Nov 25, 2021 at 10:50:59 AM EST
 
in the trial...

Gough explained his decision to wait until very late in the trial to file a motion to sever his client's case from that of the McMichaels.

"Really until the charge conference on Friday it really wasn't clear how things were going," he said. "And we do what we feel we need to do at the time. We file the motion, the courts rule, we move on."



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Is there any leeway? (none / 0) (#93)
by ladybug on Thu Nov 25, 2021 at 10:08:17 AM EST
I was under the impression that these sentences are mandatory, but I am sure that you know more about that than I do. I just read the comments on the other thread about this trial and they are similar to this one. It is a shame that we cannot discuss even the facts civilly, much less hold all news outlets accountable for misinformation and pool the good information. I have learned some good facts from this discussion however, wading through the other stuff.

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Yes. (none / 0) (#98)
by oculus on Thu Nov 25, 2021 at 05:16:40 PM EST
2014 Georgia Code
Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES
Chapter 5 - CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON
Article 1 - HOMICIDE
§ 16-5-1 - Murder; malice murder; felony murder; murder in the second degree
Universal Citation: GA Code § 16-5-1 (2014)
(a) A person commits the offense of murder when he unlawfully and with malice aforethought, either express or implied, causes the death of another human being.

(b) Express malice is that deliberate intention unlawfully to take the life of another human being which is manifested by external circumstances capable of proof. Malice shall be implied where no considerable provocation appears and where all the circumstances of the killing show an abandoned and malignant heart.

(c) A person commits the offense of murder when, in the commission of a felony, he or she causes the death of another human being irrespective of malice.

(d) A person commits the offense of murder in the second degree when, in the commission of cruelty to children in the second degree, he or she causes the death of another human being irrespective of malice.

(e) (1) A person convicted of the offense of murder shall be punished by death, by imprisonment for life without parole, or by imprisonment for life.

(2) A person convicted of the offense of murder in the second degree shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than ten nor more than 30 years.

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