A painting of Ahmaud Arbery is displayed during a vigil at New Springfield Baptist Church on Wednesday in Waynesboro, Ga. Sean Rayford/Getty Images hide caption
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A federal jury found (from left) Travis McMichael, William "Roddie" Bryan and Gregory McMichael guilty of hate crimes charges. AP/Pool, File hide caption
Greg McMichael, center, listens to his attorney during his 2021 state murder trial. McMichael, his son Travis McMichael, and neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan are now on trial for committing federal hate crimes against Ahmaud Arbery. Stephen B. Morton-Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Travis McMichael (left) speaks with attorney Jason B. Sheffield during his sentencing in state court last month for the 2020 murder of Ahmaud Arbery. Stephen B. Morton/Pool/AP hide caption
From left, Travis McMichael, William "Roddie" Bryan and Gregory McMichael were convicted of multiple murder charges in late November. Stephen B. Morton; Octavio Jones/Pool/AP hide caption
Judge Timothy Walmsley presides over the jury selection process in the trial of the men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery at the Glynn County Superior Court, on October 27, 2021 in Brunswick, Ga. Octavio Jones/Getty Images hide caption
Attorney Ben Crump, left, and Marcus Arbery Sr., the father of Ahmaud Arbery, second from left, arrive at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga., as jury selection begins for the trial of the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery on Monday. Sean Rayford/Getty Images hide caption
Demonstrators march on June 4, 2020 in Brunswick, Ga., after a court appearance by Gregory and Travis McMichael, two suspects in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery. Sean Rayford/Getty Images hide caption
Ahmaud Arbery's aunt, Theawanza Brooks, says, "Nobody has the decision to make as far as being the judge, jury and executioner." Her nephew was shot and killed in 2020. The trial is set to begin Monday in Brunswick, Ga. Nicole Buchanan for NPR hide caption