Yes it is very long at nearly five hours but Legal Bytes and later Emily Baker discuss the ins and outs of the Rittenhouse defense. Ms. Wisco is relatively young, despite her appearance, she's 33 and has only been an attorney for 5 years, but she's been with Mark Richards that entire time and has been in many many trials with him.
Some things I learned. I was correct that the defense became concerned when Kyle selected the alternates from the tumbler as three of those selected were big gun owners and hunters and were considered by the defense team as their best jurors.
Also, the whole issue about Kyle raising the gun in the manufactured drone video with his left hand, which led to Binger trying to demonstrate how easy that was to do, it is because Binger himself is left handed. But since he said guns don't come in right handed and left handed versions, it is safe to say Binger has little familiarity with guns as a whole.
As to why Kyle took the stand, there is a jury instruction in Wisconsin that references the defendant's belief at the moment for self defense. The defense team had to consider whether they could even get that instruction given to the jury given the indirect nature of Kyle's contemporaneous statements to others that night. First Kyle was in shock and wasn't exactly clear when he was talking to people as he was running by on his way to turn himself in. Second, in the mock trials they conducted, jurors were more convinced when Kyle testified than when he didn't.
She talks about the drone video exchange, Krauss talking about a different "version" as a true bombshell that happened in that moment. They were completely blindsided but she goes on to say that she doesn't believe Binger had advanced knowledge of it.
Anyway, I found it interesting.
Some things I learned. I was correct that the defense became concerned when Kyle selected the alternates from the tumbler as three of those selected were big gun owners and hunters and were considered by the defense team as their best jurors.
Also, the whole issue about Kyle raising the gun in the manufactured drone video with his left hand, which led to Binger trying to demonstrate how easy that was to do, it is because Binger himself is left handed. But since he said guns don't come in right handed and left handed versions, it is safe to say Binger has little familiarity with guns as a whole.
As to why Kyle took the stand, there is a jury instruction in Wisconsin that references the defendant's belief at the moment for self defense. The defense team had to consider whether they could even get that instruction given to the jury given the indirect nature of Kyle's contemporaneous statements to others that night. First Kyle was in shock and wasn't exactly clear when he was talking to people as he was running by on his way to turn himself in. Second, in the mock trials they conducted, jurors were more convinced when Kyle testified than when he didn't.
She talks about the drone video exchange, Krauss talking about a different "version" as a true bombshell that happened in that moment. They were completely blindsided but she goes on to say that she doesn't believe Binger had advanced knowledge of it.
Anyway, I found it interesting.