Posted on 11/10/2021 3:40:43 AM PST by MtnClimber
The prosecution's handling is a law-school perfect example of how not to conduct a trial (although the mainstream media hid that embarrassing reality).
On Tuesday, the Kyle Rittenhouse prosecution rested its case after its witnesses once again strongly supported Kyle’s assertion that he only acted in self-defense. In a righteous world, the judge would, on his own initiative, order a directed verdict in Kyle’s favor. Instead, it emerged that there’s a plan to terrorize the jurors (and, by implication, the judge). Also the mainstream media, of course, pretended that the prosecution had actually proved its case.
Once again, I’ve turned to Andrew Branca’s excellent post summarizing what happened at the trial and, again, I’m just skimming the surface of his analysis. To orient those of you who haven’t been following this, Kyle Rittenhouse borrowed a rifle, gathered his medical kit, and headed to Kenosha in the wake of the Jacob Blake riots. His goal was to help clean up the damage, offer first aid, and protect businesses from being destroyed. Instead, he shot three White, communist felons, two of whom died. Video footage supported the claim of self-defense and, as the six days of trial have shown, witness testimony did too.
The prosecution put on two final witnesses before resting its case: James Armstrong, an imaging expert witness, and Doug Kelley, M.D., who performed autopsies on the two men Kyle killed. Armstrong was a substantively useless witness while Kelley’s evidence affirmatively helped the defense. I’ll ignore Armstrong and focus on Kelley.
One of the things Kelley testified about was whether the decedents were near or far from Kyle when he shot them. If they were within inches of the gun, there’d be soot around the wounds; if they were within four feet
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Kyle Rittenhaus for Mayor!
Give him power with our children
Why didn’t Gotti try to intimidate a jury into a innocent verdict? I bet it never crossed his mind. Seems to work.
I have watch hours of testimony.
I do not believe that the prosecution has help themselves.
Big scary gun seem to be the focus of their case.
Both sides attorneys are lacking in firearm knowledge.
One would think a little education in that area would go a long ways.
I don’t see the defense talking about ARs, the prosecution, however, has absolutely nothing so they’re talking about the ballistic value of body armor, FMJ rounds v lead and the difference between a lunge and reach.
Did the defense move for a “directed verdict” of not guilty on all charges?
This trial is the condemnation of the democrat party and socialists in America.
Turncoat republicans and RINO'S are trying to save it .... but the bicameral system is (as now formed) dead.
We need a competing element in our political thought processes, but it is no longer Republican vs. Democrat
Something that annoys me is they talk about an AR as being a “large caliber” weapon.
Terms like “An AR is a large caliber weapon.
223 and 545 caliber”
Also, when one of the witnesses described her .380 pistol, the prosecutor said the AR was a larger caliber than her pistol.
I meant 556 for the size. And those are millimeters, not caliber.
That was "Grambo" - I loved her!
What authority does a "judge" have to do that? This is a Constitutional Republic under American Law, not a British satellite state under British Common Law.
But at that range, just about any torso shot through the heart, lungs and liver by any weapon is likely to be fatal. The security at the courtroom probably carries .40cal soft points that are likely at least as fatal in a torso shot at the range Kyle was shooting.
In the article it was stated that yes a directed verdict of not guilty was asked for by the defense but the judge denied the motion.
Did the defense move for a “directed verdict” of not guilty on all charges?
Yes, but the Judge said no. About the same time he told the jury they were being filmed.
“Something that annoys me is they talk about an AR as being a “large caliber” weapon.”
The AR-7 shoots 22 caliber rimfire ammo.
The Left has decreed that he is guilty. The mob is waiting for any deviation from the predetermined conclusion and the media has all of their talking points. The jurors and the judge know that their lives are in danger if they do not find for the mob.
The commie left has said that they were going to dox the members of the jury if they didn’t convict Rittenhouse.
Knowing this, the judge should dismiss them and take the duties himself -if the law allows it.
I got up this morning and walked by the television where my wife was watching, and they were talking about the "victims" of that night in Kenosha, and it stopped me in my tracks.
The pictures were of two happy men, in the prime of their lives, their limitless futures ahead of them, speaking in reverent tones as if they had been cut down by a violent, gun toting extremist for no reason at all.
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