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Rittenhouse VERDICT WATCH:  Suspect A Rogue Juror, #54, Foreperson, Is Holding Back Acquittal

Today completed the third day of jury deliberations in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, with no verdict being achieved before the jury was sent home for the day. There wasn’t much real action today, with the exception of a couple of notable events, and my own increasing belief that we’re dealing with a single hold-out

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Rittenhouse Verdict Watch Mayhem – Lawyers Fight Over Drone Videos, Requests For Mistrial

Today completed the second day of jury deliberations in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, with no verdict being achieved before the jury was sent home for the day.The jury deliberations take place in private, of course, so we can only speculate as to what discussions are taking place amongst the 12 jurors.  That doesn’t mean

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Rittenhouse Trial:  Defense Delivers A Disappointingly Weak Closing Argument

The closing statements are now done in the Rittenhouse trial, and the jury will now begin deliberations—although not until tomorrow morning.  That means, of course, that we’ll be launching or VERDICT WATCH blog post in the morning at Legal Insurrection, so keep your eyes there for breaking news on a verdict. And with that, let’s

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Rittenhouse Trial: Big Wins for Defense on Jury Instructions, State Leads with Provocation

The Rittenhouse trial has paused for lunch, so I’m taking this opportunity to provide a quick update. The morning began without the jury in the courtroom, with a meeting to finalize the instructions to be given to the jury. The defense came away with three big wins as a result of these discussions, and one

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Attorney Andrew Branca Interviewed on Armed American Radio on the Kyle Rittenhouse Trial

Until next time: Remember You carry a gun so you’re hard to kill. Know the law so you’re hard to convict. Stay safe! –Andrew Attorney Andrew F. Branca Law of Self Defense LLC Law of Self Defense Platinum Protection Program IMPORTANT:  We encourage civil and reasoned debate among Members in the comments.  That said, comments

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Rittenhouse Analysis:  State’s Weak Provocation Argument is the Major Threat to Acquittal

Tomorrow is the final day of argument in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, and by day’s end the jury will have begun their deliberations of whether the child who successfully fought off serial murderous attacks by rioting adults is to be found guilty of crimes carrying sentences as severe as life in prison. I thought

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Getting Jurors To Imagine “Provocation” In Blurry Photo And Video – Rittenhouse Prosecution Endgame

The Kyle Rittenhouse trial is rapidly entering the end-game, with the jury to receive its instructions on the charges on Monday morning, followed by the closing arguments of the prosecution and defense, and finally the beginning of jury deliberations sometime in the afternoon. Given the strength of Kyle’s core claim of self-defense, and the weakness

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Rittenhouse Trial Day 9: Prosecution Big Win On “Provocation” Jury Instruction Saves Chance At Conviction

Today was the ninth day of the trial by which ADA Thomas Binger is seeking to have Kyle Rittenhouse convicted and sentenced to life in prison for having shot three men (two fatally) the night of August 25, 2020, in Kenosha WI, when the city was suffering a tsunami of rioting, looting, and arson following

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Rittenhouse Trial Day 8: The Prosecution’s Last Desperate Lunge for Evidence of Guilt

Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense ongoing coverage of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. I am, of course, Attorney Andrew Branca, for Law of Self Defense. Today was the eighth day of the trial, and the final day of testimony, aby which ADA Thomas Binger is seeking to have Kyle Rittenhouse convicted and sentenced to

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