article_snippet.sent: Many pleaded guilty before the trial, and some of them testified at the trial.
article_snippet.sent: Whenever a witness or defense attorney questioned its verdict, the judge quickly made it clear that the judge had heard the evidence and agreed with its verdict.
article_snippet.sent: DA Clint Rucker talks with another member of the prosecution team during witness statements for the defendants .
article_snippet.sent: One defense attorney called former Atlanta mayor and the United Nations Andrew Young to testify.
article_snippet.sent: the trial began in August with more than six weeks of jury selection, and testimony concluded in late February.