Jury in Rittenhouse murder trial to deliberate for fourth day
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[November 19, 2021]
By Nathan Layne
KENOSHA, Wis. (Reuters) - Jurors in the
Wisconsin murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse will resume deliberations for
a fourth day on Friday on whether to convict or acquit the teenager, who
killed two men and wounded a third in racial justice protests last year.
Rittenhouse, 18, is charged with homicide in the deaths of Joseph
Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, and attempted homicide in the
wounding of Gaige Grosskreutz, 28, during chaotic protests in Kenosha,
Wisconsin, on Aug. 25, 2020.
There were no notes from the jury on Thursday to suggest what evidence
they are focusing on in their deliberations. On Wednesday the jury had
asked to re-watch a series of videos of the shootings, including drone
footage of Rittenhouse firing four times at Rosenbaum as he charges at
the teen.
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Rittenhouse, who was 17 at the time of the shootings, has pleaded not
guilty and testified last week that he fired his semi-automatic rifle in
self defense. If convicted on the most serious charge, he could be
sentenced to life in prison.
The judge has allowed the jury to proceed without ruling on two mistrial
motions from Rittenhouse's lawyers. The latest mistrial request was made
in court on Wednesday, with defense counsel citing a discrepancy in the
version of the drone video shown by prosecutors to the jury and the one
initially given to the defense before the evidence was closed in the
case.
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Kyle Rittenhouse checks his cell phone as he waits with his
attorneys for the judge to relieve the jury for the evening during
his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, U.S.,
November 18, 2021. Sean Krajacic/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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The shootings took place in Kenosha during protests -
marred by arson, rioting and looting - that followed the police
shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake, who was left paralyzed from
the waist down.
Views on the trial have largely split along ideological lines, with
Rittenhouse considered a hero by some conservatives who favor
expansive gun rights and seen by many on the political left as a
symbol of American gun culture run amok.
(reporting by Nathan Layne; editing by Grant McCool)
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