Man wins new murder trial after eyewitness failed to testify in person over COVID-19 concerns
Court of Appeals ruled his constitutional right to confront accuser was violated.
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Court of Appeals ruled his constitutional right to confront accuser was violated.
A jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse last month on charges related to his Aug. 25, 2020, shooting of three white men during a chaotic, destructive night of civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin. This came as little surprise to anyone who watched the trial with an open mind.
Because he had claims of lawful self-defense, Kyle Rittenhouse would still have been acquitted even if he was black.
A Watertown man was sentenced to 12½ years in prison for fatal shooting a man following a traffic incident in St. Paul last year.