Reading this thread, it reminds me that so many with no legal training think they have a handle on the legal issues at hand in a case like this and can spout off their reasoning as if they are a SCOTUS judge. There will be nothing simple about this case when it reaches the DA, and even more convoluted when and if it reaches the jury trial... you can bet the prosecutors will dig up every little bit of this young man's life to destroy him and some of it may even be true. All the "obvious" evidence in the video may or may not be allowed in the trial unless his lawyer has his [bleep] together and keeps it in play as long as possible...
The fact that Paul is questioning everything is exactly what I would want a good attorney to do. How else are you going to defend if you don't know and understand every last angle the prosecution will take so you are prepared to defend against their slander, or legal interpretation of the laws. Self defense laws are being twisted and misused all around this country these days, possibly in an effort to get rid of the 2nd Amendment, so don't expect attorneys in a liberal s#!t hole like this to quote them or even understand them correctly....
Okay, back to your usual bickering and untrained "expertise" fellas....
Cant see any possible way a video that captures the moment of a shooting could possibly be kept from a jury that is deciding if a crime was committed at the moment of that shooting.
Rittenhouse isnt charged with anything yet. The Kenosha DA said in a press conference yesterday that his office would be conducting "consideration of that case tomorrow, and a preliminary decision about charging would be made."
They filed a a Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution Warrant yesterday as a means of arresting him and holding him prior to beginning extradition proceedings to bring him from Illinois to Wisconsin. UFAP warrants are a legal sleight of hand to detain someone out of state until actual charges are issued. I think the DA knows any homicide charges will be impossible to prove. The UFAP warrant and arrest gives the appearance of doing SOMETHING without really doing anything legally binding.
UFAP cases are prosecuted in Federal court, and almost always dropped once the underlying case is prosecuted. In this case a 17 year old who is on video trying to surrender to the police guaranteed it will be dropped. The US Attorneys office aint gonna touch it.
I hope he hasn't been charged with anything yet. If Lin Wood is his attorney, the kid is going to win huge against all the media outlets saying he has been charged with murder.
