Political Rewind: Jury selection in Arbery trial protested by prosecutors, public

Published: Nov. 4, 2021, 3:32 p.m.

b'Thursday on Political Rewind: The jury selection tasked with deciding the fate of Travis and Gregory McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan was announced Wednesday. The three men stand trial for\\xa0murder in the shooting of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery in February 2020.\\n\\nProsecutors protested the jury selection, arguing its makeup does not match the demographics of Glynn County. Eleven white jurors and one Black juror were chosen to hear the case.\\n\\nMeanwhile in the state Capitol, legislators settled into the main business of their special session: redrawing the political maps of Georgia. Will Republicans expand their control or cede ground to Democrats as they reshape the electoral landscape?\\n\\nPanelists:\\n\\nRep. Mary Margaret Oliver\\xa0\\u2014\\xa0State representative (D-Decatur)\\n\\nEdward Lindsey\\xa0\\u2014\\xa0Former Georgia state representative\\n\\nFred Smith\\xa0\\u2014\\xa0Professor of constitutional law, Emory University\\n\\nKevin Riley\\xa0\\u2014\\xa0Editor, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'