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WHITT

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28. Whatever Happened To
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 12:51 PM
Oct 2021

'facts not in evidence'?

Where's the EVIDENCE that the people Rittenhouse murdered were "rioters" or "looters"?

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Hopefully this asshole judge will get over-ruled on appeal, if there is any justice left at all. lark Oct 2021 #1
The only appeal will be if Rittenhouse loses. WhoIsNumberNone Oct 2021 #8
Can they also remove him? lark Oct 2021 #19
I would think it is grounds for the prosecution to call for a mistrial JohnSJ Oct 2021 #2
A mistrial isn't going to be granted by the judge that made this ruling. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #14
They need to file a legal motion in court that the judge should be removed JohnSJ Oct 2021 #16
Unlikely to be granted. See my post (#4)... PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #18
Wanted to ask any lawyers how do you go about dealing with an obviously biased and at best Anon-C Oct 2021 #3
Keeping with a longstanding practice employed across "thousands" of cases tried before him, PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #4
Won't the victim that survived be testifying?Will he be allowed to say he's a victim? Walleye Oct 2021 #7
They will certainly know he was shot. The prosecutor through questioning... PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #9
The problem isn't that the prosecution can't use the word "victim", but that the defense can JohnSJ Oct 2021 #21
"if the facts proved those latter accusations true." PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #22
Allowing those characterizations to be used presumes guilt. That makes no sense at all JohnSJ Oct 2021 #23
He's also ruled that KR's association with the Proud Boys can't be mentioned WhoIsNumberNone Oct 2021 #11
If someone was convicted of murder and is also later charged with another murder, do you think... PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #12
I think normally prior convictions are fair game WhoIsNumberNone Oct 2021 #15
Normally prior convictions are inadmissable due to their highly prejudicial value. PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #26
The judge excluded evidence about a Rittenhouse Tomconroy Oct 2021 #17
This jusge had a conviction in a murder case overturned severa years ago, when he let in evidence... PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #27
Loop holes? multigraincracker Oct 2021 #5
An assault rifle is not really a defensive weapon Walleye Oct 2021 #6
"An assault rifle is not really a defensive weapon" - sure it is. PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #10
I guess it depends on the threat you are defending yourself against Walleye Oct 2021 #13
is there going to be a review, public record of who is paying for his defense? GOP, Nazis, Putin? yaesu Oct 2021 #20
Christian crowdfunding site raises $500K for Rittenhouse legal defense PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #24
oh, interesting, thanks, white supremacists hiding behind the cross. nt yaesu Oct 2021 #25
Whatever Happened To WHITT Oct 2021 #28
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