The jury deliberating in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial asked Judge Bruce Schroeder for extra copies of the jury instructions. The jury at around 4 p.m. ET requested 11 copies of pages 7 through 36 of the jury instructions, according to a courtroom pool reporter. Earlier in the day, the jury requested pages 1 through 6. Pages 2 and 3 of the jury instructions pertain to self-defense and provocation, while page 4 focuses on criminal statutes requiring the intent to kill. Pages 5 and 6 focus on the charge of first-degree reckless homicide in the fatal shooting of Joseph Rosenbaum. Deliberations started at around 10 a.m. ET on Tuesday, a day after closing arguments were made by prosecutors and Rittenhouse’s defense attorneys. Rittenhouse has pleaded not guilty for shooting two men and wounding another during a night of riots, protests, and arson attacks in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Aug. 25, 2020, arguing that …
Deliberating Rittenhouse Jury Asks Judge for Copies of Jury Instructions
November 16, 2021
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