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A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the hate crime convictions of three white men who chased Arbery through their Georgia subdivision, reinforcing federal accountability alongside state murder sentences.
The panel noted prosecutors showed longstanding prejudice and that Arbery's race was the determinative factor in the deadly neighborhood chase.
Video evidence, including neighbor William 'Roddie' Bryan's cellphone recording, helped catalyze national outrage and federal charges.

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The 11th Circuit upheld the hate crime convictions of Greg McMichael, Travis McMichael and William Bryan.
The court noted the case involved racially charged texts and posts used to prove motive.
Arbery's killing occurred in February 2020 when he was chased in a Brunswick suburb.
A graphic video of the shooting helped spur arrests and public outcry.
All three defendants remained imprisoned on murder convictions at the state level.
The case heightened national attention on hate crime laws enacted in 2020.
Wanda Cooper-Jones said the verdicts were a 'big victory' for Arbery and his family.
The appeals panel considered the case after over a year of deliberation.
Prosecutors used social media posts to argue the killing was racially motivated.
A neighbor recorded video of the shooting, which became central to the case.

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