[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.

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[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.

[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.

[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.

[exnavy]

That was bidens second colonoscopty of the day.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

Not unusual at all. A verdict of acquittal is not appealable, period. Therefore, whenever a jury returns a verdict in favor of a defendant, the judge will dismiss the case and note that the dismissal is with prejudice.

That has nothing to do with the pending motions for mistrial, etc. It's simply the way you end a case when the defendant has been acquitted by a jury.

[Raycpa]

https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/11/rep-nadler-calls-for-federal-doj-to-consider-charges-against-kyle-rittenhouse/

[GOP Poet]

Interesting.. thanks for explaining this.

[bigbob]

Just SOP.

[JerseyDvl]

Very interesting language used by the Judge. He was not impressed with the prosecution at all.

Thank goodness it turned out the way it did because there would be rioting if the judge overturned the jury verdict. In fact, there will likely be rioting tonight anyway.

[alternatives?]

How many jurors were holding up the verdict. Does anyone know yet?