Jury to get to weigh some lesser charges in Rittenhouse case

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Kyle Rittenhouse and defence lawyer Mark Richards basal arsenic Judge Bruce Schroeder makes a idiosyncratic telephone during Rittenhouse's proceedings astatine the Kenosha County Courthouse successful Kenosha, Wis., connected Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. Rittenhouse is accused of sidesplitting 2 radical and wounding a 3rd during a protestation implicit constabulary brutality successful Kenosha, past year. (Mark Hertzberg /Pool Photo via AP)

By: The Associated Press & Scripps National

Posted at 8:34 PM, Nov 12, 2021

and past updated 2021-11-12 21:35:10-05

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The assemblage that volition determine Kyle Rittenhouse’s destiny volition beryllium allowed to see immoderate lesser charges if they opt to acquit him connected immoderate of the archetypal counts prosecutors brought.

After fierce statement betwixt prosecutors and attorneys for Rittenhouse, Judge Bruce Schroeder said helium would contented last rulings connected Saturday astir which lesser charges the assemblage could consider.

Rittenhouse faces 5 felony charges stemming from the shooting amid protests successful Kenosha, Wisconsin pursuing the constabulary shooting of Jacob Blake.

The assemblage was not successful the courtroom for Friday's debate. They volition instrumentality Monday for closing arguments.