Criminal
Nov. 22, 2021
Why Rittenhouse was acquitted: a criminal defense attorney’s view
Only those in the jury room on Friday can truly tell us why they decided to acquit Kyle Rittenhouse of all the charges.
Louis J. Shapiro
Email: LouisJShapiro@Gmail.com
Louis, a former Los Angeles County Public Defender, is a criminal defense attorney and State Bar-certified criminal law specialist out of Century City. He is also a legal analyst, board member of the California Innocence Project and Project For The Innocence at Loyola Law School, CACJ and LACBA'S Criminal Justice Executive Committee.
Why Rittenhouse was acquitted: a criminal defense attorney's view
Only those in the jury room on Friday can truly tell us why they decided to acquit Kyle Rittenhouse of all the charges. Rittenhouse was charged with intentional homicide after he shot two people during the unrest that broke out in Kenosha, Wisconsin last year following the shooting of Jacob Blake.
As criminal defense lawyer, I posit the follo...
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