Epigraph:

Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32)

From CNN’s Mike Hayes

After the verdict was read and Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan were found guilty on all counts, the judge remanded the three men back to custody.

The judge informed the three men that they have 14 days to file any appeals in the case. The McMichaels were found guilty of three counts each; Bryan was found guilty of two counts.

The judge said that she would schedule sentencing in the case after pre-sentencing reports are filed.

Before adjourning the proceedings, the judge complimented the lawyers on both sides. She said that the prosecutors had the “difficult task” of proving the “racial motivation of hate crimes” and did so in a “skillful” and “professional manner.” The judge noted that the defense attorneys “did not volunteer” to take the defendants’ case — rather they were appointed. She said that the defense attorneys represented their clients “zealously.”

“No one need wonder whether they got a fair trial, they did,” she said.