(Dillon Burroughs, The Western Journal) Judge Bruce Schroeder has said he will consider a request by the defense for a mistrial with prejudice in the case of the Kyle Rittenhouse shooting over alleged “prosecutorial misconduct.”
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by Dillon Burroughs, The Western Journal, November 10th, 2021
The request came following a return to trial after Wednesday’s lunch break following a volatile morning session that included Rittenhouse testifying and the judge shouting at the prosecution.
The specific reason for the mistrial request referred to the defense accusing the prosecution of violating Rittenhouse’s rights “by mentioning his silence in the wake of the 25 August 2020 shootings and by referencing a video that was previously deemed inadmissible.”
The now-18-year-old Rittenhouse faces charges in the shooting deaths of two men and the wounding of a third individual during a Black Lives Matter riot in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Rittenhouse has claimed the shootings were in self-defense.
Judge Bruce Schroeder blasted the prosecution on Wednesday morning, telling Kenosha County Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger he needed to “account” for his constitutional violation in the case.
Binger accused Rittenhouse of taking a “side” during the trial but remaining silent after the incident last year.
“And after all of that now you are telling us your side of the story,” Binger said. “Correct?”
An objection was made and the jury was dismissed following the outburst.
Mark Richards, the lead attorney for Rittenhouse, objected to Binger’s treatment of his client’s silence.
“He’s commenting on my client’s right to remain silent,” Richards said.
“You need to account for this,” Schroeder told Binger.
After Binger’s reply, the judge added, “This is a grave constitutional violation for you to talk about the defendant’s silence.”
“You are right on the borderline. And you may be over. But it better stop. … This is not permitted,” Schroeder added.
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This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.
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