Kyle Rittenhouse’s Self-Defense Claim Strong Under Wisconsin Laws: Expert (UPDATED)

Conservativebrief.com  "Kyle Rittenhouse, who stands accused of murdering two people during rioting in Kenosha, Wis., last year, while wounding a third man, has a significant chance to successfully defend his claim of self-defense under the state’s laws, according to
experts.

"Fox News reported Friday that Rittenhouse, seen in viral videos posted online last summer shooting firing his AR-15 rifle at protesters who were attacking him with objects including one who appeared to club the then-17-year-old with a skateboard, is scheduled to go on trial Monday:

"When Kyle Rittenhouse goes on trial Monday for shooting three men during street protests in Wisconsin that followed the police shooting of Jacob Blake last summer, he’ll argue that he fired in self-defense. 

"Legal experts say under Wisconsin law he has a strong case. What’s less clear is whether prosecutors will be able to persuade the jury that Rittenhouse created a deadly situation by showing up in Kenosha with an AR-style semiautomatic rifle — and that in doing so he forfeited his claim to self-defense. 

"The Antioch, Ill., teen faces six counts including murder charges in the Aug. 25, 2020, deaths of Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber. He faces life in prison if convicted of the most serious allegation." . . .

Train Wreck: Watch the Prosecution Fillet Their Own Case at Rittenhouse Trial  ..."As we noted, the prosecution lost in an early ruling that they could not refer to the people shot by Rittenhouse as “victims” because the Rittenhouse team was arguing self-defense and that could be prejudicial to their case."...

UPDATE: "TRAIN WRECK: Rittenhouse Prosecution Implodes With State Witness Richard McGinnis of Daily Caller; "This is NOT supposed to be how the direct examination of your own witnesses is done."

I’ll cover all of this in greater detail in my end-of-day analysis but couldn’t resist getting this out to all of you promptly.

The direct questioning of STATE witness Richard McGinnis by ADA Binger was an absolute trainwreck for the prosecution–and, of course, the jury watched it all happen in real-time.

UPDATE: "To provide some context, for more than 12 minutes ADA Binger tried to get McGinnis to testify that Rosenbaum was already falling to the ground when Rittenhouse began shooting him–in other words, that Rittenhouse simply executed Rosenbaum by shooting him in the back when he was helplessly falling.

"The actual exchange is in the video, so you can watch it for yourself, but a reasonable paraphrase would go something like this:

Binger: So Rittenhouse shot Rosenbaum, in the back, as he was falling, correct?

McGinnis: No, Rittenhouse didn’t fire until Rosenbaum charged and lunged at him.

Binger: So he shot him as he was falling?

McGinnis: No, not falling, lunging.

Binger: So you’re saying he shot him while he was falling?

McGinnis: No, that’s not my testimony. Lunging.

"This is NOT how it’s supposed to be done, folks."  . . .