(Reuters] – Three White Men were convicted Wednesday of the murder of Ahmaud Abery. Ahmaud, a Black man aged 25, was being chased by a white group of men while he ran on Sunday in a predominantly black neighborhood of Georgia. He had been running on February 23, 2020.

Travis McMichael was found guilty by the jury, along with his father Gregory McMichael and William Bryan (52), of murder and other crimes.

The three accused pleaded guilty to nine of the same charges: one charge of malice murder; four counts of felony murder; two counts each of aggravated assault and false imprisonment. One count was for criminal intent to commit one felony.

Travis McMichael pled guilty to all nine charges. This includes one count of malice killing and four counts felony murder. Although his father was not found guilty of malice killing, he was found guilty of all the other charges including felony murder. Bryan was found guilty not guilty on malice murder, but guilty of some other charges.

Malice murder (one count each)

Malice murder refers to the act of causing another person’s death by unlawfully doing so. Malice murder may be committed in an instant or planned years ahead.

Malice murder is a conviction that entails a life sentence in prison, with parole possible or life imprisonment without parole. This case is different from other cases where the prosecution seeks the death penalty.

Four charges each for felony murder

When someone is convicted of a grave, inherently dangerous offense and somebody else dies from the crime.

A classic example of this is where two men rob a bank, and the teller gets shot to death. Although only one individual actually killed the teller in this case, the crime is considered as a criminal offense by all of the others involved.

Georgian law punishes it with life imprisonment, parole, or death.

Two counts for each count of aggrgravated assault

Georgia’s aggravated assault is defined as assault intended to perpetrate another crime like murder, robbery, or rape. Each count can result in a sentence of one to 20 years imprisonment.

False imprisonment (one count each)

False imprisonment can be committed when one violates the rights of another person, unlawfully detains or confines them without authority. False imprisonment may result in one- to ten years of prison.

A criminal attempts to commit one felony each

A substantial effort is required to do a specific crime. The sentence is one year imprisonment or half the time that he/she could have been sentenced for if the crime had been successful.