Jurors in the trial over Ahmaud Arbery's killing deliberated between charges of malice murder and...

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Jurors in the trial over Ahmaud Arbery's killing deliberated between charges of malice murder and felony murder. Here's what that means

By Travis Caldwell, Elise Hammond and Mike Hayes, CNN

Updated 6:21 AM ET, Thu November 25, 2021

(CNN) -- Three men convicted Wednesday in the death of Ahmaud Arbery each faced nine possible charges that stemmed from their involvement in the 2020 shooting near Brunswick, Georgia. But the verdicts rendered by the jury on some of the allegations differed.

Gregory McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan Jr. were convicted on four and three of the counts of felony murder, respectively. Gregory's son, Travis McMichael, was also found guilty on multiple counts of felony murder and was the only one of the three found to have committed malice murder.

The difference between the malice and felony murder charges has to do with intent, CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig said.

Malice murder means the jury determined that Travis McMichael, who was the defendant that shot Arbery, intended to kill Arbery and did, Honig said. Gregory McMichael's and Bryan's felony murder convictions mean that they intentionally committed a felony.

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1. Recommended.

I think the verdicts were perfect.

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2. I listened to the reading of the verdicts

and the jury had a lot of charges to consider. They did a great job.