It's 'Actually' in 'the Bible': Kyle Rittenhouse's Judge Explains Hearsay Rule to Jury by Talking Ab

[turbinetree]

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It’s ‘Actually’ in ‘the Bible’: Kyle Rittenhouse’s Judge Explains Hearsay Rule to Jury by Talking About Trials of St. Paul the Apostle

AARON KELLERNov 3rd, 2021, 5:21 pm



The judge overseeing the intentional homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse led the jury on a sojourn into Biblical history while talking about about the roots of hearsay law in the State of Wisconsin.

The issue arose when lead prosecutor Thomas Binger played a video that contained an audio track. In the recording, a narrator from The Rundown Live indicated that he was present at the time of the recording with “a bunch of militia” in Wisconsin and described the vandalism of a car dealership the previous day. Defense attorney Mark Richards said the track contained “editorialization” and should neither have been played nor continue to be played before the jury.

Binger said both parties had consented to the authenticity of the recording. He said the person who made the recording could easily be subpoenaed for confrontation purposes — which is what concerned Judge Bruce Schroeder.

https://lawandcrime.com/live-trials/live-trials-current/kyle-rittenhouse/its-actually-in-the-bible-kyle-rittenhouses-judge-explains-hearsay-rule-to-jury-by-talking-about-trials-of-st-paul-the-apostle/?utm_source=mostpopular

[spanone]

1. Insanity on steroids

[Historic NY]

2. I foresee a mistrial..

[turbinetree]

3. Agreed .....

[Harker]

4. Yep.

He started making inappropriate comments during jury selection.

[RamblingRose]

5. +1

[former9thward]

7. There will be no mistrial based on any remarks by the judge.

The judge is the one who has the authority to call a mistrial. No one else.

[spooky3]

12. Can someone explain how this works to a non-attorney?

I know that mistrials can be declared if juries are hopelessly deadlocked. But what if you have a judge who clearly messes procedures up in ways that benefit the defendant, and the jury is willing to agree that he’s not guilty? Do the prosecutors have the right to appeal?

[Tomconroy]

14. To put it in a nutshell: A defendant in a criminal case has

Constitutional rights that guarantee him a fair trial. The State does not.

[spooky3]

21. Thank you. Nt

[Historic NY]

19. Well they booted a juror today.....

for mocking another shooting victim.

[Joinfortmill]

6. I see a mistrial coming.

[Sneederbunk]

8. That's all this trial needed. A crack pot judge.

[LiberatedUSA]

20. He is going this route:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Seidlin

[RamblingRose]

9. I commented on this yesterday. The judge is more interested in watching coverage of the trial on TV

than hearing the case. He said this morning his wife was watching TV coverage of the trial last night. He was posturing for Court TV this morning.

[dem4decades]

10. Is an eye for an eye on there too. Perhaps the prosecution could quote it.

[Tomconroy]

11. The Constitution guarantees a defendant the right to

Confront and cross-examine witnesses. The video had a narration by someone who was not on the witness stand and thus could not be questioned about the assertions made in the narration. The state could have called the narrator to testify but apparently chose not to.
I didn't watch yesterday but was just reading the CNN article about the state investigator narrating the overhead video taken from an FBI drone. Judging by the article the state has real problems with its case.

[PortTack]

13. So the Bible is the rule of law now??

[2naSalit]

15. Needs to retire last year.

This judge is pushing for acquittal. He needs to be removed from this trial and the bench in total.

[maxsolomon]

16. I don't see this as particularly egregious but I'm not a lawyer.

The judge is explaining how the jury should approach statements made in the recording - what is the issue?

The Judge's eccentric method and detour into the Bible? Or is The Rundown's "editorial" characterization of the armed yahoos Rittenhouse joined up with as "militia"?

[UTUSN]

17. Ahole has the Cancun CRUZ syndrome - thinks he's WAY smarter than he is.

[GemState]

18. Please read the accompanying linked

article. The judge is carefully explaining the rules of testimony to a jury of laypeople and relating it to the case before them in a way they can understand. That’s his job.

[Initech]

22. Pictured: Someone who has never actually read the Bible, but claims to have.