Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers called on National Guard troops to help local law enforcement amid closing arguments in homicide trial. Follow Newsweek's liveblog for all the latest.
Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Schroeder responded by advising the jury to"pay no heed to the opinions of anyone" while determining whether to convict Rittenhouse.
Kraus said that the standard is not that it could just cause bodily harm, but the threat of greater bodily harm in response to the defense's argument that their client is not a threat and putting him away won't serve a"legitimate purpose." Kraus added Rittenhouse could have shot Joseph Rosenbaum in the hip once and stepped back rather than shoot four times.
The defense attorney spoke two hours. He ended his closing argument urging the jury to acquit under the law's self-defense privilege. "There are no winners in this case but putting Kyle Rittenhouse down for something he was privileged to do will serve no legitimate purpose."He continued,"There are no winners in this case but putting Kyle Rittenhouse down for something he was privileged to do will serve no legitimate purpose.
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