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This undated file photo provided by the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail shows James Alex Fields Jr. (Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail via AP, File)

Man who drove into crowd convicted of first-degree murder

By DENISE LAVOIE - Associated Press

This undated file photo provided by the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail shows James Alex Fields Jr. (Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail via AP, File)

The Latest: Lawyer says man drove into crowd out of fear

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In this courtroom sketch Judge Richard Moore, top right, presides over the trial of James Alex Fields Jr. during the second day of jury selection in Charlottesville General District Court in Charlottesville, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. Fields is accused of killing a woman during a white nationalist rally in Virginia last year. (Izabel Zermani via AP)

Defense witness held in contempt for delaying ‘Unite the Right’ murder trial

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Witnesses say man was ‘calm’ before he drove into crowd

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This artwork shows James Alex Jr., during jury selection in the trial of Fields in Charlottesville General District Court in Charlottesville, Va., Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. Jury selection lasted all day. (AP Photo/Izabel Zermani)

The Latest: Deputy says Fields apologized after deadly crash

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This artwork shows James Alex Jr., during jury selection in the trial of Fields in Charlottesville General District Court in Charlottesville, Va., Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. Jury selection lasted all day. (AP Photo/Izabel Zermani)

Remorse, defiance after deadly attack at Confederate protest

By DENISE LAVOIE - Associated Press

In this courtroom sketch Judge Richard Moore, top right, presides over the trial of James Alex Fields Jr. during the second day of jury selection in Charlottesville General District Court in Charlottesville, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. Fields is accused of killing a woman during a white nationalist rally in Virginia last year. (Izabel Zermani via AP)

Key trial issue: Why did driver plow into counterprotesters?

By DENISE LAVOIE - Associated Press

In this courtroom sketch Judge Richard Moore, top right, presides over the trial of James Alex Fields Jr. during the second day of jury selection in Charlottesville General District Court in Charlottesville, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. Fields is accused of killing a woman during a white nationalist rally in Virginia last year. (Izabel Zermani via AP)

Jury to hear opening statements in white nationalist trial

Associated Press

This undated file photo provided by the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail shows James Alex Fields Jr. Jury selection is set to begin in the trial of Fields, accused of killing a woman during a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville in 2017. His trial is scheduled to begin Monday, Nov. 26, 2018, in Charlottesville Circuit Court. (Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail via AP, File)

James Fields trial to begin; man charged with murder in white nationalist rally

Associated Press

ADDS LAST NAME FIELDS ON FIRST REFERENCE - In this courtroom sketch, James Alex Fields Jr., second from left, appears along with his attorneys, Denise Lunsford, left, and John Hill, front right, as Judge Richard E. Moore, top right, reads charges during jury selection in the trial of Fields in Charlottesville General District Court in Charlottesville, Va., Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. A court clerk is at top left. (Izabel Zermani via AP)

The Latest: Picking jury slowly in white nationalist trial

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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail shows James Alex Fields Jr. Fields Jr., of Maumee, Ohio, is charged with first-degree murder for allegedly driving his car into a crowd of people protesting against white nationalists. A 32-year-old woman was killed and dozens more were injured. (Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail via AP, File)

Trial set to begin in deadly white nationalist rally

By DENISE LAVOIE - Associated Press

Officials say Charlottesville suspect assaulted in jail

Associated Press

In this Aug. 12, 2017, file photo, people fly into the air as a vehicle drives into a group of protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va. Efforts to take down Americas monuments honoring slain Confederate soldiers and the generals who led them gained explosive momentum following the deadly violence a year ago in Charlottesville. The vehicle plowed into a crowd protesting a gathering of white supremacists whose stated goal was to protect a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee. (Ryan M. Kelly/The Daily Progress via AP, File)

‘Unite the Right’ rally: Fewer white supremacists, weapons laws to limit violence

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 12, 2017, file photo, people fly into the air as a vehicle is driven into a group of protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va. Federal hate crime charges have been filed against James Alex Fields Jr., accused of driving the car. (Ryan M. Kelly/The Daily Progress via AP, File)

Charlottesville hate crime case faces delays due to trove of evidence, possible death sentence

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail shows James Alex Fields Jr., accused of plowing a car into a crowd of people protesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., killing a woman and injuring dozens more, has been charged with federal hate crimes. The Department of Justice announced that Fields was charged in an indicted returned Wednesday, June 27, 2018. (Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail via AP, File)

Hate crime charges filed against Charlottesville driver

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail shows James Alex Fields Jr., accused of plowing a car into a crowd of people protesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., killing a woman and injuring dozens more, has been charged with federal hate crimes. The Department of Justice announced that Fields was charged in an indicted returned Wednesday, June 27, 2018. (Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail via AP, File)

Suspect in Charlottesville attack charged with hate crimes

By SARAH RANKIN and DENISE LAVOIE - Associated Press

Man accused in fatal Charlottesville collision back in court

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People march in the streets of Durham protesting against a possible march by the Ku Klux Klan, Friday, Aug. 18, 2017, in Durham, N.C. Hundreds of anti-racist demonstrators gathered in a North Carolina city in response to rumors of a white supremacist march. The sheriff had issued a statement that he was investigating the rumors, but no gathering of white supremacists was apparent by midafternoon. However, officers blocked streets and businesses closed. (AP Photo/Jonathan Drew)

The Latest: Family: Remove Arlington’s Confederacy monument

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A Virginia judge denied bail for James Alex Fields Jr., the suspected driver of a car that rammed into counterprotestors in Charlottesville, Virginia, Saturday, resulting in the death of 32-year-old Heather Heyer. (Associated Press)

Judge denies bail to man accused of driving into crowd

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Susan Bro, the mother of Heather Heyer, holds a photo of Bro's mother and her daughter, Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, in Charlottesville, Va. Heyer was killed Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, when police say a man plowed his car into a group of demonstrators protesting the white nationalist rally. Bro said that she is going to bare her soul to fight for the cause that her daughter died for. (AP Photo/Joshua Replogle)

Mom called police over threatening acts by Virginia driver

By DAKE KANG and SARAH RANKIN - Associated Press