"The motion of the defendant is granted"

Fox News / Kenosha judge ^

[ctdonath2]

[at timestamp 6:17] "The motion of the defendant is granted, the charges against the defendant on all counts are dismissed with prejudice, and he is released from the obligation of his bond."

[ctdonath2]

This struck me, and nobody has mentioned it. Happens right before the judge leaves. Not only did the jury find Rittenhouse not guilty on all counts, the judge was ready to - and did - grant defense motion to dismiss all charges with prejudice.

This doesn't seem like a normal addendum to a case conclusion.

Seems judge was ready to throw out any verdict other than "not guilty".

Seems this reinforces the verdict, making any subsequent challenge impossible: should the jury's verdict be overturned (by whatever twisted legal means), the case is still over-and-done by dismissal, and permanently so by prejudice.

[Pollard]

seems

[Steely Tom]

Federal Government can still bring one of their “violated civil rights” charges.

[Husker24]

They cant recharge on the same charges after the verdict so it would have to be with prejudice.

[Col Frank Slade]

The judge did this because dismissal of case with prejudice means Rittenhouse cannot be re-tried.

(In addition to acquittal by jury)

[circlecity]

This means Kyle will get back all the bail money posted.

[Pollard]

I caught that too and thought it was odd.

[Lazamataz]

Federal Government can still bring one of their “violated civil rights” charges.

If they do, I feel this is the actual start of a hot civil war.

[TChad]

Federal Government can still bring one of their “violated civil rights” charges.

I wonder about that.

[DJ MacWoW]

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[Pollard]

I bet Lin Wood calls the Rittenhouses wanting some of that money. He set up the original fundraiser after gofundme canceled Kyle.

[DMZFrank]

President Poopy Pants and Merrick’s DOJ are probably brainstorming a scheme to shoehorn Federal Civil Rights violations against Kyle.

You know, “hate crimes” against the newly minted protected class now known as “Minor Attracted Persons” formerly known as PEDOPHILES...

[Cboldt]

I noticed it and remarked. It’s normal. “Clerical work” to close all the lose ends.

Judgment is always rendered by the court. Judgement in this case is charges dismissed. The jury cannot render a judgement. The jurry also cannot lift the bond obligation that was imposed by the court.

[Spok]

And more importantly he’ll get his rifle back and keep his 2A rights.

[Tennessee Conservative]

I doubt they will do that since the thugs he shot were all white.

[Raycpa]

He’s Dead Jim.

[Repeal The 17th]

Perfectly normal.

[Repealthe17thAmendment]

Not sure why he had to rule on it, though it was an open motion. Perhaps he just needed to do this to completely close out the case.

What's really crazy is that just yesterday, the defense made a motion for a mistrial to dismiss without prejudice, which means if the DA's had accepted, the jury would not have completed the deliberations, and Kyle would have been retried.

[alternatives?]

“This means Kyle will get back all the bail money posted.”

I thought other people put up the money. I would gather, they get it back.

[HandBasketHell]

Seems this reinforces the verdict, making any subsequent challenge impossible: should the jury's verdict be overturned (by whatever twisted legal means), the case is still over-and-done by dismissal, and permanently so by prejudice.

Merrick Garland can still go after him with federal charges, I believe, and the sore loser democrats are just the ones to do it.