Yahoo!: The judge presiding over the double homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse has dismissed one of the counts against him, a misdemeanor charge for possessing a dangerous weapon – an AR-15-style rifle – under age 18.
A trial for Mr Rittenhouse, who faces five felony charges related to killing two men and injuring another in the aftermath of police violence protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is drawing to a close, with closing arguments by both legal teams set to begin on 15 November, with a verdict to follow.
On Monday, Judge Bruce Schroeder dismissed a key charge before the jury heard closing remarks, after several attempts by defence attorneys to remove it. Judge Schroeder argued that the charge, which is punishable up to nine months in prison, was drawn from poorly written Wisconsin law, and determined that the shorter barrel size of Mr Rittenhouse’s rifle meant that he did not violate it.
The dismissal marks the second time that the judge agreed to drop a charge, after dismissing another misdemeanor over violating curfew. more
What about the jay walking charge?
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Asshole prosecutor is lying his ass off right now.
It is truly disgusting!
Go ahead, just release him, we’ll take care of it, da brothas.
Poorly written Wisconsin Law my ass. Wisconsin may address barrel length, but the ATF sets that standard. Minimum length is 16 inches. A 14.5 barrel with a pinned and welded muzzle device qualifies as a 16 inch barrel as long as it measure 16 inches.
As soon as the defense challenged that charge the prosecution dropped it. I’m not getting why the judged hasn’t recommended some sort of legal action against this DA. He’s trying to from the kid.
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Maybe because it was for felony jaywalking.
It seems late in the day for them to realize the length of the barrel was legal.