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Monday begins jury selection in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, who on August 25, 2020 shot three men in riot-ravaged Kenosha WI, killing two of them and grievously wounding the third. We will cover the entire trial live daily.

Kyle is being tried on a variety of charges, including the felonies of intentional homicide, reckless homicide, attempted intentional homicide, two counts of reckless endangerment, as well as a misdemeanor charge of weapons possession by a minor.

The legal defense to the felony charges will be the legal justification of self-defense. The legal defense to the misdemeanor weapons charge will be inapplicability on the facts, as well as unconstitutional vagueness.

Jury Selection Begins with 150 Prospective Jurors

With respect to jury selection, beginning tomorrow, Monday, November 2021, news media are reporting that the trial judge, Judge Bruce Schroeder, has ordered 150 prospective jurors to the courthouse tomorrow, to be subject to voir dire.

Judge Schroeder reportedly wants a total of 20 jurors seated, to consist of 12 who will deliberate a verdict plus 8 alternates. The state and the defense will each have seven peremptory strikes to remove prospective jurors for reasons of preference.

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