Judge: Prosecutors can't call those shot by Rittenhouse 'victims'

MADISON, Wis.— A Wisconsin justice has acceptable the last crushed rules for what grounds volition beryllium allowed astatine Kyle Rittenhouse's proceedings adjacent week.

Judge Bruce Schroeder, during a proceeding Monday, ruled that the 2 men who were changeable and killed by Rittenhouse amid August 2020 protests against constabulary brutality could not beryllium referred to by attorneys arsenic "victims" during the upcoming trial.

Schroeder explained it's his long-held presumption that lawyers should not usage the connection "victim" to picture radical during trials. According to NPR, portion specified a presumption is not universal, different judges crossed the state often regularisation against the usage of the word "victim" due to the fact that it presupposes a defendant's guilt.

Schroeder besides said Tuesday that Rittenhouse's lawyers could perchance notation to the men changeable by the teen arsenic changeable arsenic "rioters" oregon "looters."

"Let the grounds amusement what the grounds shows — that immoderate oregon 1 of these radical were engaged successful arson, rioting oregon looting — past I'm not going to archer the defence they can't telephone them that," Schroeder said, according to CNN.

The justice connected Tuesday besides ruled that defence attorneys could present a video of constabulary thanking Rittenhouse for protecting metropolis businesses and offering him water. The attorneys reason that shows constabulary felt Rittenhouse was acting reasonably.

Schroeder besides ruled that a defence use-of-force adept tin testify, but lone astir however rapidly the shootings occurred.

Rittenhouse, who was 17 astatine the time, traveled crossed authorities lines from his location authorities of Illinois to Kenosha, Wisconsin, successful August 2020 arsenic protests against constabulary brutality gripped the city.

The teen has said helium traveled to Kenosha to assistance concern owners support against looting that was taking spot amid the protests. During those protests, Rittenhouse changeable and killed protesters Anthony M. Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum and injured 1 different person.

Rittenhouse has argued that helium fired successful self-defense aft protesters surrounded him.

The proceedings is acceptable to statesman Nov. 1.