Veronica Waters
@MissVWaters
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10m
Missed this one:
State: Did Roddie Bryan have cell phone on him during chase? Lowery: Yes. Did he say he called 911? No. Did he say #AhmaudArbery had a weapon? L: No. S: Did he say Arbery made threats or threatening gestures? Defense: Objection, leading
State: What if anything did Mr. Bryan say about telling #AhmaudArbery he was under arrest for attempted burglary? ...for carjacking? ...for aggravated assault? He didn't (repeatedly). State: For anything? Lowery: Not that I'm aware of
What if anything did Mr. Bryan say about seeing #AhmaudArbery throwing anything from his person during the entirety of that chase? Lowery: He didn't.
Kevin Gough cross-exam: Context is important? Lowery: yes. G: If you understood Roddie Bryan to mean he deliberately attacked Mr. #AhmaudArbery w/his truck, assault with a motor vehicle, could you have ignored that? Lowery: No. That's not what I interpreted at the time
Gough: Roddie Bryan never denied following #AhmaudArbery, did he? Lowery: No. Angling vehicle ahead of him? Blocking his path? Trying to steer Arbery off the road? All you can really do is speculate how many times Bryan did various things? Lowery: Not speculation, what he told me
Gough: Any relationship to Roddie Bryan? Lowery: No. Any reason to give him special treatment? No. Did your decisions in case have anything to do with whether Mr. #AhmaudArbery was Black or white? Lowery: No sir
Gough: Did Roddie Bryan seem mentally unstable, under the influence, boastful or bragging, seeking attention, disrespectful? Lowery No. Fair to say you wanted his help to get truth of what happened to #AhmaudArbery? L: I hope for cooperation from everybody
Gough: He's just a witness at this point? Lowery: Yes. #AhmaudArbery @wsbradio
Gough shows him transcript section. Did you write in report that Bryan maneuvered his truck...? State: Objection hearsay
Gough: Homicide cases are not like others? Lowery: I guess. You didn't Mirandize Roddie Bryan; if he'd admitted to being guilty of major felony wouldn't you have? Lowery: Yes. Gough: You certainly wouldn't want to mess up your first murder investigation.
Gough: When this case was transferred to GBI, your agency still thought of Roddie Bryan as a witness? Lowery: Yes. KG: You reassured him you have to investigate any homicide, no matter justification? Yes.
Gough: Did you ask Roddie Bryan if he had any learning difficulties? Lowery: No. KG: There's been discussion of maps. This map--at times was Bryan so focused on map squiggles his answers are not always responsive? L: Don't know.
State objected as Gough continued; they sent jury out on a break. Again arguments center on difficulty of bringing in statements w/o full context due to Bruton concerns. Judge reviews; says State is right, this is goes exactly to what occurred at the truck, impermissible
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