Kyle Rittenhouse's defense team rested its case Thursday afternoon and the body of evidence is now closed. The judge gave the jury Friday off while the prosecution and defense agree on final instructions."Even though evidence is closed it is not appropriate to discuss with anybody." Judge Bruce Schroeder told the jury. Prosecutors said they will ask the judge to allow the jury to consider lesser charges on some of the most serious homicide charges.Schroeder said they will begin again Monday morning with jury instructions.That is expected to take up to an hour.The state will then present its closing arguments.Prosecutor Thomas Binger said he expected that to take up to two hours.Defense attorney Mark Richards said he expected his closing arguments to take about 90 minutes.The state will then have a final rebuttal, which Binger said could take up to an additional 30 minutes.The judge said he would allow each side to have up to 2.5 hours total for their closing arguments.He will then draw 12 numbers to decide the final jurors who will decide the case.Those jurors will then begin their deliberations.
Kyle Rittenhouse's defense team rested its case Thursday afternoon and the body of evidence is now closed.
The judge gave the jury Friday off while the prosecution and defense agree on final instructions.
"Even though evidence is closed it is not appropriate to discuss with anybody." Judge Bruce Schroeder told the jury.
Prosecutors said they will ask the judge to allow the jury to consider lesser charges on some of the most serious homicide charges.
Schroeder said they will begin again Monday morning with jury instructions.
That is expected to take up to an hour.
The state will then present its closing arguments.
Prosecutor Thomas Binger said he expected that to take up to two hours.
Defense attorney Mark Richards said he expected his closing arguments to take about 90 minutes.
The state will then have a final rebuttal, which Binger said could take up to an additional 30 minutes.
The judge said he would allow each side to have up to 2.5 hours total for their closing arguments.
He will then draw 12 numbers to decide the final jurors who will decide the case.
Those jurors will then begin their deliberations.
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