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Jackie Johnson is accused of interfering with police investigation into the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery .
Arbery was chased by three white men in pickup trucks who had spotted him running in their neighborhood.
Johnson transferred the case to an outside prosecutor because the man who initiated the deadly chase was her former employee.
Georgia 's attorney general says she illegally used her office to try to protect the retired investigator and his son.
Steel's prolonged absence because of the Atlanta gang trial likely isn't the only factor slowing the case, Atlanta defense attorney Don Samuel said.
Courts remain saddled with a backlog of cases since the COVID-19 lockdowns, he said.
Samuel also questioned whether prosecutors have a strong case against Johnson .